Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules

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Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/02/texas-emergency-abortions-ban-despite-federal-guidance

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

Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules

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.