Texas asks Supreme Court not to block its fetal heartbeat abortion law
In this June 8, 2021, file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas. The State of Texas on Oct. 21 asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant the Justice Department’s request to block ... more >
By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Thursday, October 21, 2021
Texas asked the Supreme Court on Thursday not to grant the Justice Department’s request to block the state’s law banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
President Biden’s Justice Department had requested that the court prevent enforcement of Senate Bill 8 while litigation against it continues, charging that the law runs afoul of the Constitutional right to an abortion.
But in its filing, the state said the Justice Department doesn’t have the standing — an injury sufficient to bring a lawsuit — to challenge Texas’ law.
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