The Supreme Court, in a landmark 1973 case known as Roe vs Wade, enshrined a woman's right to an abortion but Republican-led conservative states, notably in the south, have sought to roll back abortion through legislation.
WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department filed suit against Texas on Thursday over a law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, following through on a pledge by President Joe Biden to fight restrictions on the procedure in the Republican-ruled state."This kind of scheme to nullify the Constitution of the United States is one that all Americans, whatever their politics or party, should fear," he said.
The bill, passed by Republican lawmakers in the country's second-largest state, allows members of the public to sue doctors who perform abortions after six weeks or anyone who facilitates the procedure. The Justice Department suit filed with the US District Court for the Western District of Texas seeks an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the law.Biden last week lashed out at the Supreme Court's refusal to block the Texas law and promised a "whole-of-government effort" to overturn it.
Alexis McGill Johnson, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, thanked Biden for seeking to "protect Texans from this dangerous and unjust law." "We won't rest until everybody can exercise their right to access abortion in Texas and across this country," Amiri said. According to the ACLU, approximately 85% to 90% of the women who obtain an abortion in Texas are at least six weeks into pregnancy.
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