Appeals Court Allows Texas Abortion Restriction With Exceptions for Advanced Pregancies

Appeals Court Allows Texas Abortion Restriction With Exceptions for Advanced Pregancies
In this illustration photo, a doctor performs an ultrasound on a pregnant woman during her visit to a gynecologist. Jennifer Jacobs/AFP/Getty Images
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Texas is allowed to enforce its executive order postponing most abortions after a federal appeals court on Friday reversed parts of a lower court order that allowed some abortions to continue during the CCP virus pandemic.

The 5th Circuit Court ruled (pdf) on Friday afternoon to block abortions in Texas during the pandemic except for women who are approaching the state’s legal limit for an abortion at 22 weeks.