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Days after an Obama-appointed federal judge blocked the Texas fetal heartbeat abortion law, a federal appeals court has reinstated it. The Supreme Court had previously allowed SB8 to stand, enraging the left.
“Great news tonight. The Fifth Circuit has granted an administrative stay on #SB8,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted Friday night. “I will fight federal overreach at every turn.”
Great news tonight, The Fifth Circuit has granted an administrative stay on #SB8. I will fight federal overreach at every turn. https://t.co/Mrfj3lt2ix
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) October 9, 2021
--->READ MORE HERETexas 'fetal heartbeat' abortion law reinstated by appeals court ruling:
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay
A federal appeals court reinstated Texas’ controversial "fetal heart beat" abortion ban on Friday night, days after a lower court suspended the Republican-backed law.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay, effectively pausing U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman’s decision to grant a temporary restraining order against the abortion ban earlier this week. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, had appealed the lower court’s decision.
"Great news tonight, The Fifth Circuit has granted an administrative stay on #SB8. I will fight federal overreach at every turn," Paxton wrote on Twitter after the decision. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a related story:
Federal appeals court reinstates Texas’ fetal heartbeat law — for now
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