5th Circuit Backs Texas Abortion Ban, Citing Emergency Powers

 

 

 

Court backs Texas pandemic abortion ban, citing emergency powers

A divided three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a lower court ruling blocking the ban.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday affirmed Texas' right to ban nearly all abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, in what it described as a "drastic and extraordinary" move based on arguments that states can limit constitutional rights during emergencies.

(Does this opinion give added support for the Governor's Bail Exeuctive Order (GA-13)?  We will see.  

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