Texas Tribune: In win for Planned Parenthood, US Supreme Court wipes case law supporting Texas pandemic abortion ban from the books
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday voided rulings from lower courts that upheld a ban on most abortions in Texas early in the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/eo4FM6Opd1
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) January 26, 2021
The high court vacated two rulings from the lower U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that sided with Texas GOP officials arguing that Gov. Greg Abbott’s March 2020 executive order prohibited abortion under all but a few narrow circumstances in an attempt to preserve medical resources for COVID-19 patients. Abortion providers have said that the procedure rarely requires hospital time and typically does not involve extensive personal protective equipment.
The Supreme Court has granted Planned Parenthood's request to vacate two Fifth Circuit decisions that allowed a Texas executive order banning abortions during the coronavirus pandemic to go into effect. https://t.co/MBzco7IG1n
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 25, 2021
The executive order ended over the summer, allowing abortions in the state to resume, but Planned Parenthood has said leaving the lower court rulings on the books would set harmful legal precedent for abortion rights advocates.
Texas Gov. Abbott used his powers under the COVID emergency last spring, while ordering delays and suspensions of elective surgical procedures, to include abortions. Planned Parenthood sued. SCOTUS just let Planned P'hood win, vacating 5th Circuit's ruling.
— A Man's A Man For a' That (@epibeemie) January 25, 2021
In a statement, Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Lawyering Project called Abbott’s order “a transparent attempt to chip away at access to reproductive health care by exploiting a public health crisis,” and said it was “important we took this procedural step to make sure bad case law was wiped from the books,” according to a NBC News report.
In a statement, Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Lawyering Project called Abbott’s order “a transparent attempt to chip away at access to reproductive health care by exploiting a public health crisis,” and said it was “important we took this procedural step to make sure bad case law was wiped from the books,” according to a NBC News report.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/25/supreme-court-texas-abortion-ban/
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Good. Abortion is the 2nd amendment for women, for when the word “no” is not enough. Abortion is a man made solution to a man made problem.
Margaret Sanger targeted people of color. Eugenics anyone. Of course if you want to kill your yet to be born, I really don’t care. I just want to see my progeny thrive and procreate.
Cast into the chum line; wait for a bite, set hook!
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