- A federal judge ordered Texas to pause its restrictive new abortion law in the first successful legal challenge to the ban. According to the judge, “women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives” since the law was implemented last month. Texas officials said they would seek a reversal, and even with the law suspended, abortion services may not immediately resume in the state. (Articles here, here, here, and here)
October 7, 2021
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