The Supreme Court refusing to block a decision to ban abortions after six weeks marks a worrying step forward in the GOP’s efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Both advocates and opponents of Texas’ six-week abortion ban were holding their breath up to a midnight deadline on Wednesday, waiting to see if the Supreme Court would act to block what would be the most restrictive abortion law since Roe v. Wade. But there was no intervention from the...
The Supreme Court unleashed a tempest by letting Texas’ near-total abortion ban take effect this week, allowing private citizens to sue anyone they suspect of helping a pregnant person access the procedure. Hours after justices issued their 5-4 decision early Thursday, top Republicans in Florida...
Texas' near-total abortion ban takes effectA new law in Texas bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks, which is before many women know they are pregnant. Ben Tracy has more.Sept 2, 2021 embed code copied ...
A federal appeals court again allowed most parts of Texas' near-total ban on abortion to continue on Friday, striking down a lower court ruling from less than 24 hours ago that would have allowed some procedures to continue. It's the latest decision in a legal battle over abortion access ...
If Roe is overruled, the fight over the Texas law would be largely beside the point because Texas is one of 12 states with a trigger law that would ban abortion in a post-Roe world. Friday’s high court ruling came a day after a state court judge in Texas ruled that the law’s enf...
Supreme Court justices are hearing two challenges to Texas' new near-total abortion ban. Professor Josh Blackman from South Texas College of Law shares how their focus is on how the law is enforced, not actually on abortion rights. WASHINGTON-A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday the...
The case has major implications in a pro-life state firmly controlled by conservative decision-makers who quickly enacted a near-total abortion ban after the US Supreme Court struck down federal abortion protections. No matter how the court rules, it will remain illegal in Texas to perform an ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion clinics can sue over the ban but won't stop the law from being enforced. WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state's ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to...
A Texas man is suing three women under the wrongful death statute, alleging that they assisted his ex-wife in terminating her pregnancy, the first such case brought since the state’s near-total ban on abortion last summer. Marcus Silva ... alleges that his now ex-wife learned sh...