Texas Supreme Court Blocks Lower Court Order for Clinic to Resume Abortion

TexasSupreme Court allows state clinics to continueabortionafter the US Supreme Court overturns it A groundbreaking 1973 ruling confirming the constitutional right to abortion that blocked the lower court's order.

It wasn't immediately clear whether the Texas clinic, which resumed the execution of the abortion just a few days ago, would stop service again following a late Friday night ruling. .. The hearing is scheduled for the end of this month.

The whiplash that Texas clinics have moved patients away, rescheduled, and now could cancel their appointments again, all in a week, all over the country sinceRoe. It shows the confusion and scramble that is happening. v. Wadehas been overturned.

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Tuesday's order by a Houston judge is pregnant It reassured some clinics that could temporarily resume abortion for up to 6 weeks. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton immediately requested the state's Supreme Court, which has nine Republican judges, to temporarily suspend the order.

"These laws are confusing, unnecessary and cruel," said Mark Harlon, a lawyer at the Reproductive Rights Center, after being ordered on Friday night.

Last week, the US Supreme Court Roe v. After overthrowing Wade, a clinic in Texas, a state of about 30 million people, stopped performing abortions. Texas has left an abortion ban on books for the past 50 years while Law was deployed.

A Texas Clinic Lawyer said on Friday. Orders not immediately available on the court's website.

Nationwide abortion providers and patients navigate the evolving legal situation surrounding abortion law and access I'm having a hard time.

In Florida, a law banning miscarriage after 15 weeks came into force on Friday the day after a judge called it a violation of the state constitution and said he would sign an order to temporarily block the law next week. rice field. The ban could have broader implications in the South, where Florida has more access to procedures than its neighbors.

In Kentucky, the suspension was lost and regained within a few days. The so-called trigger law, which almost completely bans procedures last Friday, came into force, but on Thursday a judge blocked the law. This means that only two state miscarriage donors can resume patient consultation for now.

Legal debates are almost certain to continue to cause confusion for Americans seeking abortion in the near future, and court rulings quickly denied access and overwhelming providers outside the state. There is an influx of new patients from.

Even if a woman travels outside the state with an abortion ban, the prospect of prosecution continues, which may reduce her options for ending her pregnancy.

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this week, Montana's planned parent-child relationship was "health care providers, health center staff, and rapid. The face of the landscape changing to. "

Planned parent-child relationship North Central to provide procedures in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska The state is telling patients that they must take both medications A regimen of conditions that allows abortion.

Since 2000, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mifepriston, the leading drug used for drug-induced abortion, the use of abortion drugs has been the most common way to end pregnancy. did. When taken with Misoprostol, a drug that causes uterine emptying cramps, it constitutes a pill for abortion.

"There is a lot of confusion and concern that providers can be at risk, and providers are trying to limit their responsibilities so that they can provide care to those who need them. "Masu," said director Dr. Daniel Grossman. Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, a research group at the University of California, San Francisco.

North spokesman Emily Bisek said he decided to inform patients that it must be legal to complete drug discontinuation in an "unknown and ambiguous" legal environment. I did. This requires taking two medications every 24-48 hours. She said most patients in the banned states are expected to opt for surgical abortion.

Access to the pill has become an important battle for abortion rights, and the Byden administration has received FDA approval from the state. increase.

Kim Floren, who runs an abortion fund in South Dakota called the Justice Empowerment Network, said the development would further limit women's choices.

"The purpose of these laws is to scare people anyway," Floren said of the state's ban on abortion and remote medical counseling on drug abortion. "The logistics to actually do these are nightmares, but they depend on the fact that people are scared."

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South Dakota medical and bone disorder testing on Friday when the South Dakota Act came into force Anyone who prescribes a drug for abortion without the permission of the government threatens the punishment for serious crimes.

Alabama's Office of Attorney General Steve Marshall faces charges against people or groups to help women fund and move to out-of-state abortion appointments. He said he was considering whether it was possible.

The Yellow Hammer Foundation, an Alabama-based group that helps low-income women cover miscarriage and travel expenses, has been under state law for two weeks due to lack of clarity. He said the operation was suspended.

"This is a temporary pause. We'll see how and how to legally get money and resources," said Kelsea McLain, Healthcare Access Director at Yellowhammer. increase.

Still, there are concerns that the order is temporary and the law will be re-enforced later, which could lead to further confusion.

"That's terrible for the patient," she said. "We are really nervous about what will happen."

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