Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said that the federal government plans to ask SCOTUS to overturn the appeals court's decision.
to block a controversial Texas abortion law enacted in September that effectively bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, the Associated Press reported.Bill 8. Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said that the federal government plans to ask SCOTUS to overturn the decision, the AP reported.
The Texas Attorney General's Office called the decision Thursday night by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a"testament that we are on the right side of the law and life." During that brief window, some Texas clinics rushed to perform abortions on patients past six weeks, but many more appointments were canceled after the 5th Circuit moved to swiftly reinstate the law last week.
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