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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-50928

WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH; AUSTIN WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER; 

KILLEEN WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER; NOVA HEALTH SYSTEMS, doing 

business as Reproductive Services; SHERWOOD C. LYNN, JR., M.D., on 

behalf of themselves and their patients; PAMELA J. RICHTER, D.O., on behalf 

of themselves and their patients; LENDOL L. DAVIS, M.D., on behalf of 

themselves and their patients, 

 Plaintiffs-Appellees – Cross-Appellants

v.

JOHN HELLERSTEDT, M.D., Commissioner of the Texas Department of 

State Health Services, in his Official Capacity; MARI ROBINSON, Executive 

Director of the Texas Medical Board, in her Official Capacity, 

 Defendants-Appellants – Cross-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Texas

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before PRADO, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In light of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016), 

Texas Health and Safety Code section 171.0031(a)(1), enacted by Act of July 

12, 2013, 83d Leg., 2d C.S., ch. 1, § 2, 2013 Tex. Gen. Laws 5013, 5013-14, 

which requires a physician performing an abortion to have active admitting 

privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the location of the abortion, along 

with its implementing regulations, 25 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 139.53(c)(1), 

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 18, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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139.56(a)(1), is unconstitutional and may not be enforced. Also in light of Whole 

Woman’s Health, the second sentence of Texas Health and Safety Code section 

245.010(a) enacted by Act of July 12, 2013, 83d Leg., 2d C.S., ch. 1, § 4, 2013 

Tex. Gen. Laws 5013, 5017, which requires abortion-facility regulations to 

meet the minimum standards of ambulatory surgical centers, along with its 

implementing regulation 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 139.40, is unconstitutional 

and may not be enforced. 

This order does not enjoin the enforcement of any statute or regulation 

not specified above. 

The judgment of the district court is vacated and the case is remanded 

for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

VACATED AND REMANDED.

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