Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to urgently strike down a court’s order that allowed a woman to terminate her pregnancy to protect her health and future fertility.
Late Thursday, Paxton’s lawyers petitioned the high court for an emergency stay that would block the order from taking effect. The Supreme Court has yet to rule.
“Each hour it remains in place is an hour that plaintiffs believe themselves free to perform and procure an elective abortion,” Paxton’s lawyers wrote. “Nothing can restore the unborn child’s life that will be lost as a result.”
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