A Texas judge said that the state’s abortion ban must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. The ruling delivers a victory to abortion rights supporters who see the case as a blueprint to weaken restrictions elsewhere.
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive forand must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.
”The trial court’s injunction is ineffective, and the status quo remains in effect,” spokesperson Paige Willey said in an email.that prevents Texas from enforcing the ban against physicians who in their “good faith judgment" end a pregnancy that, because of complications, creates a risk of infection or is otherwise unsafe for the woman to continue.
Mangrum’s decision said the injunction would run until the completion of the case, which is scheduled for a trial to begin next March 25. In a six-page ruling, the judge found that portions of the abortion law violated the rights afforded to pregnant people under the Texas Constitution. “Today’s ruling should prevent other Texans from suffering the unthinkable trauma our plaintiffs endured,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which helped bring the lawsuit.
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