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Abortion Advocates Skip Supreme Court to Undo Pandemic-Inspired Texas Ban

Abortion Advocates Skip Supreme Court to Undo Pandemic-Inspired Texas Ban
A nurse holds a sign during a demonstration in El Paso, Texas, on April 1, 2020. Gov. Abbott banned most abortions out of concern that all medical resources be used to fight COVID-19. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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Abortion advocates have, at least for now, decided not to challenge in the Supreme Court a temporary emergency ban on abortions in Texas enacted while the state combats the CCP virus.

The move saves the high court from taking on a case fraught with controversy during a presidential election year.

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