By: CHRIS TOMLINSON and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN

The Supreme Court prohibits legislatures from banning most abortions, acknowledged Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life. But, he said in a statement, “states should have the right to protect women from dangerous abortion procedures.”

By: JIM VERTUNO

Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, called Sparks’ ruling “a big victory” for anti-abortion activists.

“The state cannot ban abortion, but at least we can give women all the information they need to make an informed decision,” Pojman said. “They didn’t have that before.”