In reproductive rights news, a federal appeals court ruled that Texas hospitals and emergency room doctors can legally refuse to perform abortions, even if needed to save the life of a patient. The 5th Circuit Court eschewed federal guidelines for care, siding instead with the state of Texas and anti-abortion groups, which sued the Biden administration for rules it claimed would “force abortion” and override state laws. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which represents providers, said, “The state’s strategy has been to circumvent the court system and the constitution itself in order to push abortion out of reach for as many Texans as possible.”