Fed Judge: Texas Abortion Limits Unconstitutional
Source: Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- New abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and will not take effect as scheduled on Tuesday, a federal judge has ruled.
District Judge Lee Yeakel wrote Monday that the regulations violated the rights of abortion doctors to do what they think is best for their patients and would unreasonably restrict a woman's access to abortion clinics.
Lawyers for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers brought the lawsuit, arguing that a requirement that doctors have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic would force the closure of a third of the clinics in Texas. They also complained that requiring doctors to follow the Food and Drug Administration's original label for an abortion-inducing drug would deny women the benefit of recent advances in medical science.
The Texas attorney general's office argued that the law protects women and the life of the fetus. Attorney General Greg Abbott was expected to file an emergency appeal of Yeakel's order to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
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OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)The rightwingerdingers and biblethumpers and keep-'em-barefoot-and-pregnant crowd have been itching for a test case to take to SCOTUS.
Now they have it. But it's not working out the way they want it to.
Mr.Bill
(24,312 posts)is that it protects the woman and the fetus, they will lose. The sooner the better.
perdita9
(1,144 posts)Thank you, Judge Yeakel
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)pinto
(106,886 posts)Stuart G
(38,439 posts)Scairp
(2,749 posts)Scairp
(2,749 posts)From from NBCnews.com regarding the story:
In a statement, Gov. Perry said that Mondays ruling will not stop our ongoing efforts to protect life and ensure the women of our state aren't exposed to any more of the abortion-mill horror stories that have made headlines recently. We will continue fighting to implement the laws passed by the duly-elected officials of our state, laws that reflect the will and values of Texans.
I'm in the dark here. What "abortion mill-horror stories" is this fool talking about? I read a single story about that scumbag, (PA ?) earlier this year, or last year, whatever, and that is it. And could he please refrain from his patriarchal bullshit determination to "protect" women from themselves. It's in same nonsense category as Saudi men freaking out over women driving; it's a loss of control over females and they just can't have that. Assholes.
will not stop our ongoing efforts to protect life even if I have to torture and kill anyone who opposes me!"
heh
WillyT
(72,631 posts)TBF
(32,084 posts)but Yeakel was appointed by GWB so we'll see what happens.
They_Live
(3,239 posts)that Perry pay back the taxpayers of Texas for the cost of his temper tantrum special session.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Texas AG Requests Emergency Stay After Abortion Ruling
October 29, 2013, 4:03 PM EDT5537
The Texas attorney general's office sought an emergency stay on Tuesday after a federal court ruled parts of a controversial state abortion law unconstitutional, the Texas Tribune reported.
The state already appealed the district court's Monday ruling, sending the case to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Texas is asking the Fifth Circuit court to temporarily reverse the decision by Tuesday night and move its hearing up to January.
In the motion for stay, the state argued the court took an "extraordinary step" in its ruling.
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Full post here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/texas-ag-asks-for-emergency-stay-after-abortion-ruling