Key takeaways:
- Judge Jessica Mangrum of Travis County District Court issued a temporary injunction exempting women with complicated pregnancies from the state’s abortion bans.
- The injunction prevents the state from enforcing the abortion bans in connection with any abortion care provided by the plaintiffs and physicians throughout Texas to a pregnant person.
- The ruling is a victory for women’s rights advocates, who have long argued that abortion bans should not be enforced in cases of medical emergencies.
A Texas judge has issued a temporary injunction exempting women with complicated pregnancies from the state’s abortion bans. The ruling was issued late Friday in response to a lawsuit filed by more than a dozen women and two doctors.
Judge Jessica Mangrum of Travis County District Court found that there was uncertainty regarding the medical exception to the abortion bans, and that a physician should be able to provide abortion care in the event of a physical emergent medical condition.
The injunction prevents the state from enforcing the abortion bans in connection with any abortion care provided by the plaintiffs and physicians throughout Texas to a pregnant person.
The lawsuit was filed in response to a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest. The plaintiffs argued that the law was unconstitutional and that it did not provide clarity on medical exemptions.
The ruling is a victory for women’s rights advocates, who have long argued that abortion bans should not be enforced in cases of medical emergencies. It is also a reminder that the fight for reproductive rights is far from over.
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