Texas abortion providers are again asking the Supreme Court to make the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals send their challenge to Senate Bill 8, which...
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is currently scheduled to hear this challenge to new Texas abortion restrictions on Friday.
Demonstrators carry photo cut-outs of Supreme Court justices during arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on Dec. 1, 2021.Texas abortion providers are again asking the Supreme Court to make the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals send their challenge to, which prohibits abortions after approximately six weeks in the state, to a state district court for prompt action.
The Texas abortion providers were set to have their case heard in the 5th Circuit on Friday, but the challengers“We filed this request today because the case should be sent back to the district court immediately so that the case can proceed against the state officials whom the Supreme Court already said could be sued,” said Marc Hearron, the senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights.
“Without relief from the courts, most Texans have been without abortion access for more than 4 months now. We are continuing to do everything we can to restore abortion access in Texas,” he said.
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