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What Happened: On Monday, the Supreme Court Justices will hear arguments as to whether Texas' restrictive abortion law conflicts with landmark Supreme Court rulings on abortion rights. The Texas state law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott back in May, prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, typically about six weeks for most pregnancies. The law also allows private citizens to file lawsuits against violators which has led many abortion servic

What Happened: On Thursday, a three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 in favor of granting Texas' request to keep its new more restrictive abortion law in place as the court case proceeds. A Federal Judge had previously ordered Texas to suspend its new, more restrictive abortion law. The law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott back in May, prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, typically about six weeks for most pr

What Happened: On Wednesday, Federal Judge Robert Pitman ordered Texas to suspend its extremely restrictive abortion law. Said Judge Pitman, Republican lawmakers have “contrived an unprecedented and transparent statutory scheme” to deny patients their constitutional right to an abortion. The law, which was signed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott back in May, prohibits abortions once cardiac activity is detected, typically about six weeks for most pregnancies. The law also a