Texas, Tennessee Get Go-Ahead to Enforce Abortion Restrictions

Two federal appeals courts gave Texas and Tennessee the green light to enforce restrictions on abortion following the US Supreme Court’s June 24 decision that there’s no federal constitutional right to end a pregnancy.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in an unsigned opinion, vacated a lower court’s order blocking Texas’ fetal remains disposal laws. Separately, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ended a preliminary injunction that would have prohibited Tennessee from forbidding most abortions after about six weeks or when sought for allegedly discriminatory reasons.

Both courts acted on Tuesday, sending the cases ...