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Supreme Court Again Refuses to Halt Texas’s Near-Total Abortion Ban

HeadlineOct 25, 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday refused once again to block Texas’s near-total abortion ban. But the court did agree to expedite their review of appeals to the nation’s most restrictive anti-choice law, with arguments scheduled for November 1. Justices will focus on whether the federal government is able to challenge the enforcement mechanism of the law, which deputizes private entities to sue anyone who either performs or “aids and abets” an abortion.

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