Texas clinics’ suit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press
Published: March 11, 2022, 4:19pm
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dealt essentially a final blow to abortion clinics’ best hopes of stopping a restrictive law that has sharply curtailed the number of abortions in the state since September and will now fully stay in place for the foreseeable future.
The ruling by the all-Republican court was not unexpected, but it slammed the door on what little path forward the U.S.
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