Biden urges supreme court to block Texas’ near-total abortion ban

The justice department wrote in its plea that the law defies the supreme court's major decisions on abortion rights

The Biden administration has asked the supreme court to block Texas' extreme abortion ban as a battle over its constitutionality plays out in the courts.

The Texas law, which has halted most abortions in the state, defies the supreme court's major decisions on abortion rights by banning abortion long before viability - indeed, before many women even realize they are pregnant", the US Justice Department wrote in its plea to the court.