Supporters of abortion rights filed a new federal lawsuit to prevent the enforcement of Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which has dramatically reduced access to the procedure in the state
Supporters of abortion rights filed a new federal lawsuit Tuesday in the latest bid to prevent enforcement of Texas' six-week abortion ban, which has dramatically reduced access to the procedure in the country's second largest state.
Critics of the Texas law suffered a huge loss in December, when the US Supreme Court allowed the novel law -- written with the intent to make it almost impossible to challenge -- to remain in effect.RELATED: Why the Republican offensive on abortion is escalatingIn Tuesday's lawsuit, an abortion fund that helps Texas residents pay for the cost of abortion care and three donors, including former Democratic state Sen.
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