US Supreme Court To Consider Controversial Texas Abortion Law

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

October 23, 2021

After initially deciding against intervening last month, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday that justices will hold oral arguments on the Texas Heartbeat Act November 1.

But for the second time, the nation’s highest court didn’t block the state’s law, which attracted sharp criticism from abortion care providers.

“It’s devastating and outrageous what the Supreme Court did today,” said Brigitte Amiri of the ACLU. “Today’s order is an alarming move by the Supreme Court which has thus far rejected every opportunity to protect Texans Constitutional rights.”

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