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The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 2 upheld Hendrix's decision, ruling that "EMTALA does not mandate any specific type of medical treatment, let alone abortion." The ...
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a woman seeking a medically indicated abortion for a fetus with a fatal diagnosis, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on the state’s ...
(Reuters) -Monday's ruling from the Texas Supreme Court denying a woman's request for an emergency abortion shines a spotlight on the medical exceptions contained in many U.S. states' abortion bans.
At the time, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas Brent Webster decried Mangrum's decision as "an activist Austin judge’s attempt to override Texas abortion laws." [8] [10] On November 28, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Zurawski. By this time, the number of plaintiffs in the case had increased to 22: 20 women ...
On remand, the Fifth Circuit (by a 2–1 vote) on January 17 certified to the Supreme Court of Texas the state-law question of whether any of the state defendants had enforcement authority regarding SB 8, second-guessing the 8–1 conclusion of the U.S. Supreme Court that the Texas Medical Board at least "appears" to have enforcement authority ...
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a procedural ruling that legal experts say could effectively prolong efforts by abortion providers to block a controversial Texas law that bans abortion after ...
Texas, 595 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case that involved the Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8 or SB8, a state law that bans abortion once a "fetal heartbeat" [a] is detected, typically six weeks into pregnancy. A unique feature of the Act, and challenges to it, is the delegation of enforcement to any and ...
In this FOX 7 Focus, the state Supreme Court issued a key ruling this week denying a Texas woman's petition for an emergency abortion under the state's ban. What impact could this decision have ...