U.S. judge blocks enforcement of near-total abortion ban in Texas

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Source: Reuters





October 6, 2021 Last Updated 5 minutes ago



An exam room at the Planned Parenthood South Austin Health Center is shown in Austin, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Ilana Panich-Linsman



WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas - the toughest such law in the country - in a challenge brought by President Joe Biden's administration after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed it to go into effect.

The action by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin prevents the state from enforcing the Republican-backed law, which prohibits women from obtaining an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, while litigation over its legality continues. The case is part of a fierce legal battle over abortion access in the United States, with numerous state pursuing restrictions............

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-blocks-enforcement-near-total-abortion-ban-texas-2021-10-07/

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appeals coming--IMHO



Reuters: U.S. JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN IN TEXAS AFTER BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S LEGAL CHALLENGE
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[PortTack]

1. To the Merrick Garland critics..this is how he's been working ..FOR US!

[elleng]

2. Excellent

[bluestarone]

3. Good news for now

Fucking QTHUGS!

[ananda]

11. It'll last about what. a day? 5th Circuit next.. then maybe

SCOTUS again.

[Demovictory9]

4. k&r

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. But I am a trump supporter and he PROMISED me we could punish Women for having

reproductive healthcare, so how are we gonna do that if you throw the law and Constitution in our faces?

I mean hey, WE decide who and when Women can have sex, NOT YOU WOMEN...

or so says literally half the country...

this is why you fucking trumpers are enemies of the human race

[BigmanPigman]

7. Thank you, Judge Pitman!!!!

Now, what about the SCOTUS?

[ancianita]

8. This Obama appointee's ruling is said to be a good read.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017c-583c-db91-affd-f93cc0350000

“That other courts may find a way to avoid this conclusion is theirs to decide; this Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right,” Pitman wrote.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Yes, the state of Texas has appealed

But it’s unclear how U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s order may affect access to abortions in the state — or if it will at all. The state of Texas quickly filed a notice of appeal and will almost definitely seek an emergency stay of Pitman's order in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is known as perhaps the nation’s most conservative appellate court.

In a press release, the ACLU of Texas pointed to the uncertainty on how Wednesday's order and the state's appeal will affect procedures in the state.

“Though the court’s ruling offers a sigh of relief, the threat of Texas’ abortion ban still looms over the state as cases continue to move through the courts. We already know the politicians behind this law will stop at nothing until they’ve banned abortion entirely,” Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project said in a statement. “This fight is far from over, and we’re ready to do everything we can to make sure every person can get the abortion care they need regardless of where they live or how much they make.”
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"The court will likely put the trial court judgment on hold," Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, said in an email. "Clinics that perform abortions now risk facing liability if the Fifth Circuit stays the ruling."

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-abortion-law-blocked/

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. It's just another step toward the Supreme Court.

I'm sure the Texas republicans want this to go to SCOTUS. The Trump Court should look favorably on Texas' abortion ban.

[BlueWavePsych]

12. Pack SCOTUS