A Harris County judge on Tuesday blocked Texas officials from enforcing a decades-old abortion ban, effectively allowing health providers to perform the procedure without the threat of prosecution.
Demonstrators rally outside the federal courthouse in downtown Austin on Friday after the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
“It is a relief that this Texas state court acted so quickly to block this deeply harmful abortion ban,” Marc Hearron, the senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. “This decision will allow abortion services to resume at many clinics across the state. … Every hour that abortion is accessible in Texas is a victory.”
“Any day that we are able to provide the abortions Texans need and deserve is a good day!” Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, said in a statement Tuesday. “This TRO means that we now have the opportunity to open our doors in Texas before the trigger ban takes effect a month or two from now.”
Currently, Texas bans the procedure after six weeks of gestation. A so-called trigger law passed last year by the Texas Legislature will eliminate nearly all abortions when it goes into effect 30 days after the court issues its judgment. That could happen in about a month, Paxton said.advisory — published after the U.S.
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