The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear arguments on Louisiana's abortion law during its upcoming October term, setting up a high-profile case where the new conservative majority will be tasked with weighing in on abortion restrictions ahead of an election year.

Louisiana's law requires doctors who perform abortions to receive admitting privileges at a hospital 30 miles from where the abortion is being performed. Critics say the law could leave the state with just one doctor and one clinic. The law was passed in 2014, but the Supreme Court in February blocked enforcement as it decided whether to take up the case.

The law resembles a 2016 law in Texas that was struck down by the Supreme Court because it didn't provide many health benefits and placed an "undue burden" on women seeking an abortion.

The Associated Press reported that oral arguments for the case will happen in the winter with a decision likely at the end of June – five months before the 2020 election. The high court's October term starts on Monday. The court usually announces the decisions of its most prominent cases at the end of the term in June.

Abortion rights have been in the spotlight after a number of southern and midwestern states passed laws this year imposing much tighter restrictions on abortion. Some have passed a "heartbeat law" that bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected at around six weeks of pregnancy.