Print this page

Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 28 seconds

Texas Abortion Ban Amid COVID-19 Holds Up, Remains An Outlier

As many states have moved to ban abortions in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19, most all of those rules have been struck down by the courts. However, there is one notable outlier: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas, which has upheld the state’s ban. So reports NPR.

Texas abstract 2726482 640smallOther states like Alabama, Ohio, Iowa and Oklahoma had similar bans struck down with the courts siding with providers and patients. The case may be heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Read the full article from NPR.

Read 1875 times
Rate this item
(0 votes)