Texas abortion providers have asked the United States Supreme Court to expedite an appeal against the state’s newly implemented restrictions on the procedure.
While it’s not clear whether the Supreme Court will hear the case quickly, Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, judges had previously authorized law enforcement while legal proceedings were pending.
The law, known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur as early as six weeks pregnant – when many women do not yet know they are. pregnant.
TEXAS ABORTION PROVIDERS ASK SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK STATE LAW THAT BANS PROCEDURE AFTER SIX WEEKS
The state’s abortion rights groups called for oral arguments in December, around the same time the court hears an appeal challenging a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The Supreme Court has given the defendants in the case until Oct. 28 to provide a written brief with their views. The judges will then meet in a closed-door conference and determine whether or not to accept the petition for a full review and include it in their role, and whether it should be expedited. Judges will also determine at that time whether oral arguments will be heard regarding the case in December, as requested by abortion providers.
According to those who presented the Supreme Court’s demands, this is an urgent matter as women are being denied abortion under the new law.
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The Heartbeat Act was enacted on May 19 by Governor Greg Abbott and does not criminalize abortion, but anyone other than government employees can bring a civil action against an alleged offender. If that person wins, the law requires the court to award them a minimum of $ 10,000 per abortion.
Fox News’ Ronn Blitzer, Bill Mears and Shannon Bream contributed to this article.
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