Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules - eviltoast
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions

The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions

The US government cannot enforce federal guidance in Texas requiring emergency room doctors to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, siding with the state in a lawsuit accusing Joe Biden’s administration of overstepping its authority.

The ruling by a unanimous panel of the fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on when abortions can be provided in states whose abortion bans have exceptions for medical emergencies.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
    8·
    10 months ago

    Ken Paxton will hunt you down via lawfare, slander your name in public, and ruin your life if you dare to care for a dying patient that you can save from death.

    He’s going to do it even if you don’t live or practice in the state.