Texas supreme court blocks order that allowed abortions to resume
by Edward Helmore and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#610CS)
New decision temporarily overturns stay issued by lower court last week and illustrates legal chaos for US abortion providers
The Texas supreme court on Friday overturned a block on a state abortion ban linked to the recent US supreme court decision reversing Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling granting nationwide rights to abortion.
Friday's order - an emergency motion for temporary relief - required parties on both sides of the abortion issue to submit briefings to the court by 7 July on a lawsuit seeking to delay implementation of so-called trigger bans, which would outlaw abortions in Texas in most circumstances.
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