Texas judge blocks enforcement of pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

June 28 (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Tuesday blocked officials from enforcing a dormant 1925 abortion ban that the state's Republican attorney general said was back in effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedure nationwide.

The temporary restraining order by Judge Christine Weems in Harris County came in a last-ditch bid by abortion providers to resume services after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed the right of women to obtain abortions. The order was confirmed by the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights, which represented the abortion providers.

Abortion up to six weeks of pregnancy can now resume in Texas at some clinics, the legal groups said. "Every hour that abortion is accessible in Texas is a victory," Marc Hearron, a lawyer at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement.

Abortion was already severely restricted in Texas after the six-week ban that the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court did not block took effect in September. A further hearing is scheduled for July 12. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office did not respond to a request for comment. The decision came amid a flurry of litigation by abortion rights groups seeking to slow or halt Republican-backed restrictions on the ability of women to terminate pregnancies that are now taking effect or are poised to do so in 22 states.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-judge-blocks-enforcement-pre-roe-v-wade-abortion-ban-clinics-lawyers-2022-06-28/

[SheltieLover]

1. Ty, judge, for upholding women's choice in healthcare!

Thx for posting!

[FBaggins]

3. I'm afraid that isn't what happened.

It's just a procedural move to keep the status quo until a hearing in a couple of weeks. It doesn't "uphold" anything.

[SheltieLover]

4. It does temporarily.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. At 6 weeks, I did not know I was pregnant with my son...

Because my periods were so irregular.

Being cautious though, I welcomed this pregnancy so that my daughter would not be an only child. It was my husband who took permanent responsibility a week after our son was born. I had both my children before I turned 25.

[FBaggins]

5. This isn't related to the 6-week ban

That's still in force. But the Dobbs decision triggered an existing Texas statute that moved the line even further back.

[COL Mustard]

6. That's a gutsy move. I hope she has good security.

I was going to say "ballsy" but I know testicles aren't tough, having been kicked in them.