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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Anti-Abortion Law

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Anti-Abortion Law
A security guard opens the door to the Whole Women's Health Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 1, 2021. LM Otero/AP Photo
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
10/6/2021|Updated: 10/7/2021

A federal judge in Austin, Texas, granted a temporary injunction on Oct. 6 against the Texas anti-abortion law that drew national attention after it recently survived judicial scrutiny by the Supreme Court.

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, an Obama appointee, opined that “a person’s right under the Constitution to choose to obtain an abortion prior to fetal viability is well established.”

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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