In reaction to a lawsuit filed by a group of abortion providers, a county judge has temporarily halted Texas’ pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban from going into effect throughout the entire state.
The historic Supreme Court ruling caused a group of abortion providers to file a lawsuit, with the purpose being to prevent an old abortion ban, prior to Roe v. Wade, from being enforced before a trigger law banning most abortions in Texas went into effect.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened that the old abortion ban would be in effect.
Reports state that the restraining order is only useable for up to 14 days after 3rd District Court Judge Andrew Stone issued it to block the law. Both Planned Parenthood of Utah and the American Civil Liberties Union requested the restraining order while their lawsuit is considered in court.
Officials from Planned Parenthood told the court it would request a preliminary injunction in two weeks time, preventing the law from going into effect for even longer if granted.
The law would punish abortionists with a 15 year sentence in prison in addition to heavy fines for performing the procedure, however pregnant women would face zero penalty.
“The immediate effects that will occur outweigh any policy issues of the state,” Judge Stone says.
He says doctors face felonies, women have medical needs.
The judge acknowledges Utah is in new territory when it comes to the law (this is new to the state). @fox13 #utpol #Utah
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) June 27, 2022
Here’s what Judge Stone said, according to Fox 13 reporter Ben Winslow:
“The immediate effects that will occur outweigh any policy issues of the state.”
Planned Parenthood’s lawyers shared that over two dozen women seeking abortions have been forced to be turned away following the trigger law.
Additionally, another 28 are currently waiting, and lawyers have requested an injunction so their procedures can be performed, citing that every day a woman is forced to continue a pregnancy they have decided to end “is a substantial harm.”
“I have a sense this is likely to go upstairs at some point,” Judge Stone quips, referencing the Utah Supreme Court.
Yes, this case will DEFINITELY go to the Supremes (the Utah Supremes, not the national Supremes). @fox13 #utpol #Utah
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) June 27, 2022
The Gateway Pundit noted:
Judge Stone said that the issue will likely go to the state’s Supreme Court.
Earlier in the day, Louisiana Judge Robin Giarrusso of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court issued an order temporarily halting the law after abortion providers in the state filed a lawsuit.
The judge will hold a hearing on the case on July 8 and determine if the law will remain blocked.
Source: TheGatewayPundit
