Despite efforts by state officials to ban the procedures as part of the coronavirus emergency, Texas abortion providers secured a partial victory.
to resume despite efforts by state officials to ban the procedures as part of the coronavirus emergency.
Abortion providers sued, winning a temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel of Austin to block the policy. The appeals court panel later dissolved Yeakel’s order in a 2-1 ruling that said the ban was allowed because Texas officials have the power to limit constitutional rights to protect public health — in this case by implementing a policy to halt nonessential medical procedures to free hospital space and conserve medical equipment that might be needed to fight COVID-19.
The latest ruling drew praise from abortion rights advocates and prompted providers to withdraw an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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