Texas Supreme Court Halts Pro-Abortion Order by Lower Court

The Texas Supreme Court has halted a district court’s order that granted a pregnant woman the right to an abortion despite the state’s strict abortion ban.
Texas Supreme Court Halts Pro-Abortion Order by Lower Court
Pro-abortion activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on Sept.11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a pregnant woman from getting an emergency abortion, a lower court decision in a lawsuit by a pregnant woman seeking a court-authorized abortion, with the move blocking her ability to terminate the pregnancy.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday temporarily halted a lower court’s decision that granted a pregnant woman the ability to get an emergency court-authorized abortion despite the state’s strict rules against getting one.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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