The Justice Department says it will ask the Supreme Court to block Texas' 6-week abortion ban while legal challenges play out
The petition will once again place the justices in the center of a firestorm created by the law that bars abortions before most women even know they are pregnant. Texas 6-week abortion ban to remain in force, federal appeals court saysDOJ did not say when it will formally petition the court.On September 1, a deeply divided court allowed the Texas law to go into effect, as a part of a different legal challenge brought by abortion providers. That decision rendered Roe v.
It rejected the Justice Department's petition to lift the stay Thursday night, paving the way for the upcoming Supreme Court fight.Texas 6-week abortion ban to remain in force, federal appeals court saysA key issue in the case is whether the federal government has the legal right or"standing" to bring the challenge at hand.
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