Texas Ban on Common 2nd-Trimester Abortion Method Upheld by Appeals Court

Texas Ban on Common 2nd-Trimester Abortion Method Upheld by Appeals Court
A pro-life activist holds a sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the 48th annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 29, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A Texas law effectively banning an abortion procedure commonly employed during second-trimester pregnancies in the United States was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 18, reversing a ruling last year by a three-judge panel of the same court.

The 2017 law, which imposes civil and criminal penalties on physicians who perform dilation and evacuation abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy without first ensuring that the unborn child doesn’t have a detectable fetal heartbeat, has never been enforced.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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