A Texas court has blocked the Texas Right to Life abortion group from trying to impose a recently imposed six-week abortion ban on planned parenting in Texas.
CNN reports that Travis County Court, Texas District Court Judge Karin Crump has issued an order that applies to anyone acting on behalf of or on behalf of the group, and has stopped them from filing a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for possible misconduct. SB8, which passed last week, essentially banned abortion after six weeks in almost all cases.
This move is a victory for abortion advocates who are trying to stop the effects of the law. Other groups have received temporary restraining orders against anti-abortion groups in hopes of obtaining more permanent legal provisions.
This order applies only to the right to life in Texas. Other groups and individuals are still free to sue Planned Parenthood. Interim measures are in force against other groups of anti-abortion activists, and in these cases more permanent orders are sought.
The order against the right to life in Texas comes into force immediately and will remain in force at least until April 2022, when Judge Crump set the date of the trial to dispute the case.
The bill, signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, does two basic things. First, it forbids the doctor to perform an abortion procedure if a fetal heart rhythm is detected. It also allows any person or group to prosecute anyone who “helps and delays” the abortion procedure.
It is also broad enough that shared travel companies Uber and Lyft have vowed to cover legal fees if any of the drivers are sued for transporting an abortion fee.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect earlier this month, and the effect is obvious, as state clinics have largely stopped performing abortions on women more than six weeks pregnant for fear of lawsuits. private persons.
The result, opponents say, is far less access to abortion services for women. A brief report from the University of Texas at Austin states that more than 8 out of 10 women seeking an abortion will not have access to one.
Meanwhile, the US Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas to block the law from coming into force, arguing that it is unconstitutional.
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