A coalition of abortion providers have sued to block enforcement of a pre-Roe law completely banning abortion in Texas. Providers could then temporarily offer the procedure. | SergioMarBel
Women who seek an abortion will have to go out of state for the procedure. Providers in Texas stopped performing abortions Friday, saying abortion law in the state is unclear in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision.
seeks to block state officials from enforcing the complete abortion prohibition that predates the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in“Abortion services stopped immediately in Texas last week after the Supreme Court’s crushing decision, but we will fight to maintain access for as long as we can,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, one of the organizations suing.Currently, Texas bans the procedure after six weeks of gestation.
“Although these statutes were unenforceable while Roe was on the books, they are still Texas law,” Paxton said. “Under these pre-Roe statutes, abortion providers could be criminally liable for providing abortions starting today."he will not use his office to prosecute people who seek or provide an abortion.
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