U.S. judge blocks enforcement of near-total abortion ban in Texas
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 7, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas - the toughest such law in the country - in a challenge brought by President Joe Biden's administration after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed it to go into effect.
The action by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin prevents the state from enforcing the Republican-backed law, which prohibits . . .