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Judge Blocks Biden Admin’s Emergency Abortion Rule in Texas

Judge Blocks Biden Admin’s Emergency Abortion Rule in Texas
Pro-life activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, on June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
8/24/2022|Updated: 8/24/2022
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A federal judge blocked the White House late Tuesday from enforcing guidance in Texas to require hospitals to provide emergency abortions regardless of state laws.

U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix in Lubbock agreed with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance was unauthorized and went beyond the text of a related federal law.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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