Texas Officials Ask Supreme Court to Allow Six-Week Abortion Ban

Texas officials urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a new law that would bar abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, as the justices weighed calls by clinics and doctors to block the measure before it takes effect Wednesday.

In a court filing Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the providers haven’t shown they will be harmed by the law, which would be enforced by private lawsuits, rather than government lawyers. “They have not shown that they will be personally harmed by a bill that may never be enforced against them by anyone,” Paxton argued.

The showdown could ...