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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 03:33 PM Oct 2013

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.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEXAS_ABORTION_RESTRICTIONS_LAWSUIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-28-15-08-10

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Fed Judge: Texas Abortion Limits Unconstitutional (Original Post) Purveyor Oct 2013 OP
Be careful what you pray for. You may get it. OldRedneck Oct 2013 #1
And if their only arguement Mr.Bill Oct 2013 #5
The courts are the only thing standing between us and teabagger insanity perdita9 Oct 2013 #2
+1. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #14
Kudos. pinto Oct 2013 #3
K & R AzDar Oct 2013 #4
K and R...nt Stuart G Oct 2013 #6
Hurray! Scairp Oct 2013 #7
I hate Rick Perry more than ever Scairp Oct 2013 #8
heh They_Live Oct 2013 #11
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #9
Abbott already appealed to the 5th Circuit - TBF Oct 2013 #10
I wisthat the judge had mandated They_Live Oct 2013 #12
K&R Coyotl Oct 2013 #13
Update - NEW news: Texas AG Requests Emergency Stay After Abortion Ruling Tx4obama Oct 2013 #15
 

OldRedneck

(1,397 posts)
1. Be careful what you pray for. You may get it.
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 03:37 PM
Oct 2013

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)
5. And if their only arguement
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 04:11 PM
Oct 2013

is that it protects the woman and the fetus, they will lose. The sooner the better.

Scairp

(2,749 posts)
8. I hate Rick Perry more than ever
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 05:35 PM
Oct 2013

From from NBCnews.com regarding the story:

In a statement, Gov. Perry said that Monday’s 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.

They_Live

(3,239 posts)
11. heh
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 10:24 PM
Oct 2013

“will not stop our ongoing efforts to protect life even if I have to torture and kill anyone who opposes me!"

heh

TBF

(32,084 posts)
10. Abbott already appealed to the 5th Circuit -
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 06:49 PM
Oct 2013

but Yeakel was appointed by GWB so we'll see what happens.

They_Live

(3,239 posts)
12. I wisthat the judge had mandated
Mon Oct 28, 2013, 10:26 PM
Oct 2013

that Perry pay back the taxpayers of Texas for the cost of his temper tantrum special session.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
15. Update - NEW news: Texas AG Requests Emergency Stay After Abortion Ruling
Tue Oct 29, 2013, 10:15 PM
Oct 2013


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


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