Texas’s near-total ban on abortions is back in effect after a federal appeals court ruling Friday. The court said the state could temporarily resume its ban on most abortions, reversing a decision by a federal judge just two days earlier. Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, condemned the appeals court decision, saying, “The Supreme Court needs to step in and stop this madness. It’s unconscionable that the Fifth Circuit stayed such a well-reasoned decision that allowed constitutionally protected services to return in Texas.”