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U.S. News · 3 years ago

Texas can ban emergency abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy despite federal guidance, court rules

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Texas can ban emergency abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy despite federal guidance, court rules

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U.S. News · 3 years ago

In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law

A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.

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Nah, there needs to be a federal law to prevent exactly this sort of idiocy.

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