Federal Judge Suspends Enforcement of New Texas Abortion Law

barring transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, in response to criticism from a fellow Republican challenging him in next year’s gubernatorial primary.“We are devastated at the passage of this bill.

Savita, a beautiful, 31 year-old dentist in Ireland was thrilled to be pregnant with her first baby.  All was going blissfully well in her pregnancy until at 17 weeks she developed severe back pain. Sadly, she had begun to miscarry but when her body didn’t expel the fetus, doctors refused to give her an abortion –  it was against the law.

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said that it time for the government to listen to the American people and make sure Roe V. Wade is secure during a Wednesday October 13 appearance on The View. Joy Behar asked what Democrats can do to help protect reproductive rights, amid Texas’ abortion law, which virtually bans abortions after six weeks. Warren noted how many Americans support a women’s right to abortion.

Megan Thee Stallion protested Texas’ new abortion law during her set at the Austin City Limits festival this weekend.The new legislation, Senate Bill 8, bans most abortions in Texas and makes the state the most restrictive in the United States in terms of access to abortion services.The restrictive laws prohibit abortions to take place once cardiac activity can be detected in the foetus. This timeframe is typically around six weeks, before most people know they are pregnant.

wrote in his decision that since the law went into effect last month, “women have been unlawfully prevented from exercising control over their lives in ways that are protected by the Constitution.”Acknowledging that a higher court may rule differently, Pitman added that in the meantime, “this Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right.”The Texas law bans abortion at just 6 weeks, a direct violation of constitutional precedent established by Roe

Times reports. “This court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right."Attorney General Merrick B.

A federal judge has ordered Texas to stop enforcement of the state’s recently implemented abortion statute, the most restrictive in the country, calling it a “scheme” to get around court precedent.

Billie Eilish was a headliner at Austin City Limits on Saturday, and during the pop star's set at the Texas festival, she spoke out against new abortion laws recently enacted in the state. The new laws prohibit abortions after six weeks with no exceptions for rape and incest and allows private citizens to sue abortion providers in federal court for $10,000.

Billie Eilish is a headliner. As one of the biggest music artists in the world, when she speaks, she is heard.

restrictive legislation that took effect last month.Performing at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the 19-year-old “Bad Guy” singer called the legislation — which went into effect Sept. 1 and bans most abortions — a “s–t” law and raised her middle finger before declaring, “My body, my f–king choice,” Eilish can be seen telling the cheering audience in a clip posted to Twitter on Saturday.“When they made that s–t a law, I almost didn’t want to do the show.

Billie Eilish, 19, let the audience at the Austin City Limits music festival know exactly what she thought of Texas’ new abortion law, which keeps women from getting one after six weeks. The “bad guy” vocalist was headlining the festival on Saturday October 2. She spoke out against the law in front of a backdrop, protesting it with signs with phrases like “Bans off our bodies” projected” behind her.

Billie Eilish slammed the state of Texas over its recent controversial abortion law while performing at Austin City Limits over the weekend.  The Grammy-winning artist took the stage at the show to perform some of her hits. However, she stopped at one point to discuss politics and pulled no punches when it came to denouncing the abortion law.  The star admitted that she almost didn’t attend the show as an act of protest about the law, which went into effect on Sept.

Billie Eilish is slamming Texas, while performing in Texas.

Billie Eilish is having her say on Texas’s restrictive new abortion law. 

South By Southwest, the Austin-based film, tech, music and arts festival, released a statement Thursday saying it was “appalled” by Texas’ recent passage of two restrictive abortion bills as well as the state’s new voting law, but that it was “committed to staying and fighting alongside the people who have made us who we are.”

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOrganizers behind the annual SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, are speaking out against restrictive abortion bills rolled out by state leadership this month.Just ahead of this Saturday’s National Women’s March in support of reproductive rights, the conference is pledging to stay in its home city and fight alongside the dedicated blue pocket of Austin.“SXSW stands against discriminatory laws and unequivocally supports civil rights for all persons, everywhere,” a

A Federal appeals court in Georgia Monday issued a stay in its review of the state’s currently inactive abortion law pending a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on a similar case from Mississippi set for oral arguments Dec. 1 as this issue, which boiled over in Texas, heats up across the nation.

The Wire creator David Simon has defended his decision not to shoot his forthcoming series in Texas in protest against the state’s new abortion laws.The US Supreme Court refused to block the bill before its enactment on September 1, which, according to the New York Times, now makes Texas the most restrictive US state in terms of access to abortion services.It makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an

@GovAbbott‘s heinous bills,” Lakshmi wrote on her Twitter page on Wednesday. “Our show highlights the small businesses that hire the very same women, BIPOC ppl & low-income folks that these laws harm most.”Texans are up against so much right now- a hateful anti-abortion bill, erasure of voting rights, and a humanitarian & Constitutional crisis at the border.Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.