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Texas Supreme Court issues order permitting civil enforcement of abortion ban 100 years ago

(CNN)The Texas Supreme Court issued an order late Friday, with Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Inferior Court. Partially admitted that he requested that the order be maintained.in the statetemporarily blocked the ban on abortion almost 100 years ago.

A state high court order allowed civil enforcement of the ban prior to the 1925 Roe v. Wade case. Court documents show.

However, the Reproductive Rights Center interpreted the stay as meaning that the law could not be enforced criminally.

CNN contacted Paxton's office on Saturday asking if he agreed to stay criminal charges, but did not respond as of Saturday afternoon. Republican Paxton praised the State High Court's decisionon Twitter on Saturday.

"Thanks to my proceedings, (the Texas Supreme Court) slapped abortion providers and their water-carrying district court," he wrote. Law. "

Another Texas law prohibiting abortion, itsso-called trigger ban, will come into force within the next few weeks.

June 24 After the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case, Paxton issued a recommendation to local prosecutors telling them that they could be prosecuted under pre-Roe v. Wade law.

The state's abortion provider filed a lawsuit on Monday against a few local prosecutors who have jurisdiction over some clinic locations and some state authorities, including Paxton.

On Tuesday, a Harris County District Court judge issued a temporary injunction against the 1925 ban on abortion, which led some clinics in the state to up toabortion proceedings. We were able to resume for 6 weeks. Abortion.

The district court announced on July 12 that the issue was at the hearing of the provisional injunction in the case.

Meanwhile, the Texas Supreme Court has decided by 5 pm on Thursday, July 7, whether the district court has jurisdiction over the enforcement of criminal law.

"These laws are confusing, unnecessary and cruel," said Mark Harlon, senior adviser to the Center for Reproductive Rights, in a statement on Friday. Said in. "Texas's trigger ban isn't going to come into force for another two months, if not more. The law, nearly 100 years ago, is essential, even though it's clearly abolished for a long time. Medical care is banned prematurely. "