A separate Texas law prohibiting abortion, its so-called trigger ban, will go into effect within the next few weeks.
The state high court's order now allows for civil enforcement of the 1925 pre-Roe v. Wade ban, court documents show.But the Center for Reproductive Rights has interpreted the stay to mean that the law cannot be enforced criminally.CNN reached out to Paxton's office on Saturday to ask whether it agrees that criminal prosecutions remain stayed but has not received a response as of Saturday afternoon. Paxton, a Republican, lauded the state high court's ruling on Twitter on Saturday.
Abortion providers in the state filed a lawsuit Monday against the handful of local district attorneys whose jurisdictions cover the locations of some of their clinics, as well as against some state officials, including Paxton. On Tuesday, a Harris County district court judge issued a temporary restraining order against the 1925 abortion ban, which then allowed some clinics in the state to resume abortion procedures for up to around six weeks into pregnancy.
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