Washington:
A US federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas could resume its ban on most abortions, two days immediately after an additional court suspended the ban.
The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit based in New Orleans temporarily set aside Wednesday’s ruling, proficiently reinstating a ban on most abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically about six weeks.
The selection came as some clinics in Texas had resumed giving abortions for the very first time due to the fact the law came into impact in September.
On Wednesday evening, US District Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of the Texas law recognized as Senate Bill 8 (SB8).
In a blistering opinion, Pitman named the Texas law “flagrantly unconstitutional,” saying it violated the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which enshrined a woman’s legal proper to an abortion.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, speedily appealed that selection and the appeal was granted Friday evening.
“Great news tonight, The Fifth Circuit has granted an administrative stay on #SB8,” Paxton tweeted shortly immediately after the ruling. “I will fight federal overreach at every turn.”
The Texas law, portion of a broader conservative drive to restrict abortions across the US, prompted a public backlash.
Tens of thousands of ladies took to the streets in cities across the nation more than the weekend, asserting their reproductive rights.
The Texas law tends to make no exception for victims of rape or incest.
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