The law, which has been in force since September, prohibits abortions after the fetal heart has been diagnosed
The government of US President Joe Biden wants the US Supreme Court to suspend the law in the state of Texas, which prohibits most abortions, while the court battle over the validity of the measure, the Associated Press reported.
The law, which has been in force since September, prohibits abortions after the fetal heart rate is established, which usually occurs around the sixth week of pregnancy. This is the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country.
The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to overturn an order imposed by a federal appeals court that allowed Texas to continue enforcing the measure through a new law aimed at making it harder to challenge legislation in the federal judiciary.
It is unclear whether the government will prevail in the Supreme Court, where conservative judges are in the majority.
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