Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas law banning most abortions

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BREAKING: Federal judge in Texas issues an injunction temporarily blocking the state's restrictive abortion law.

Abortion rights supporters gather to protest Texas SB 8 in front of Edinburg City Hall, in Edinburg, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2021.A federal judge granted the Justice Department a temporary injunction late Wednesday, blocking the enforcement of Texas' strict abortion law.

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued the order, which will block the state from enforcing law, which was passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in September. Lawyers for the Justice Department appeared in federal court in Texas on Friday to ask a judge to blockThe prohibits women from obtaining an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is when fetal cardiac activity can be detected. It also provides incentives for private citizens to report those who seek or perform abortions for financial compensation.

 

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