Court Reinstates Texas Pro-Life Law

A federal appeals court on Thursday said part of a Texas pro-life law — blocked earlier this week by a lower court — may continue as the case moves forward.

On Monday, a district judge struck down the provision requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. Pro-lifers called this a bad move, saying it would put women in great danger.

“We welcome the 5th Circuit ruling allowing commonsense limits on abortion to go into effect, protecting women from the back alley abortion conditions that exist in too many clinics today,” said Americans United for Life Action (AULA) President Charmaine Yoest. “Asking abortionists to follow the laws created for out-patient medical facilities is a low bar for an invasive medical procedure that can have life-threatening complications.”
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