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Federal Appeals Court Will Allow Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect for Now

HeadlineApr 01, 2020

Texas will be allowed to enforce its abortion ban during the coronavirus outbreak after an appeals court judge overturned the ruling of a federal judge who had put a temporary hold on the abortion ban just hours before. Texas’s abortion ban was put in place last week as part of the state’s plan to stem the spread of the coronavirus, claiming abortions are “non-essential” procedures.

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