It was only a matter of time, imo. Fuck those Texas reps who did an end run around the voting public.
Federal judge blocks Texas restrictive abortion law, says women faced 'irreparable harm'
Madlin Mekelburg and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY NETWORK
Wed, October 6, 2021, 8:15 PM
AUSTIN – A federal judge late Wednesday of a Texas abortion law that effectively bans the procedure, delivering an early victory to the to the law.
In a 113-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin said the law is an "offensive deprivation of such an important right" and said state actors, including judges and court clerks, can no longer enforce its provisions.
"From the moment (the law) went into effect, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution," Pitman wrote.
Federal judge blocks Texas restrictive abortion law, says women faced 'irreparable harm'
Madlin Mekelburg and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY NETWORK
Wed, October 6, 2021, 8:15 PM
AUSTIN – A federal judge late Wednesday of a Texas abortion law that effectively bans the procedure, delivering an early victory to the to the law.
In a 113-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin said the law is an "offensive deprivation of such an important right" and said state actors, including judges and court clerks, can no longer enforce its provisions.
"From the moment (the law) went into effect, women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution," Pitman wrote.