The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday to temporarily allow the application of a Texas pro-life law that went into effect on September 1 but was suspended last Wednesday (6) by a decision by District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas.
The so-called heartbeat law prohibits abortion from being performed in Texas from the time the fetal heartbeat can be detected (usually around the sixth week of pregnancy) and provides that any citizen can file civil suit against people who “help or induce” termination of pregnancy after this period.
Pitman had made the decision within a process in which the government of President Joe Biden questions the matter and after receiving allegations from federal and state of Texas attorneys last Friday (1). The Texan government has appealed the decision.
According to the Texas Tribune, enforcement of the law will continue until at least Tuesday (12), when a statement from the US Department of Justice is expected. After considering the arguments of both sides, the court must decide whether it will continue to allow law enforcement while the case proceeds.
The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday to temporarily allow the application of a Texas pro-life law that went into effect on September 1 but was suspended last Wednesday (6) by a decision by District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas.
The so-called heartbeat law prohibits abortion from being performed in Texas from the time the fetal heartbeat can be detected (usually around the sixth week of pregnancy) and provides that any citizen can file civil suit against people who “help or induce” termination of pregnancy after this period.
Pitman had made the decision within a process in which the government of President Joe Biden questions the matter and after receiving allegations from federal and state of Texas attorneys last Friday (1). The Texan government has appealed the decision.
According to the Texas Tribune, enforcement of the law will continue until at least Tuesday (12), when a statement from the US Department of Justice is expected. After considering the arguments of both sides, the court must decide whether it will continue to allow law enforcement while the case proceeds.
The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday to temporarily allow the application of a Texas pro-life law that went into effect on September 1 but was suspended last Wednesday (6) by a decision by District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas.
The so-called heartbeat law prohibits abortion from being performed in Texas from the time the fetal heartbeat can be detected (usually around the sixth week of pregnancy) and provides that any citizen can file civil suit against people who “help or induce” termination of pregnancy after this period.
Pitman had made the decision within a process in which the government of President Joe Biden questions the matter and after receiving allegations from federal and state of Texas attorneys last Friday (1). The Texan government has appealed the decision.
According to the Texas Tribune, enforcement of the law will continue until at least Tuesday (12), when a statement from the US Department of Justice is expected. After considering the arguments of both sides, the court must decide whether it will continue to allow law enforcement while the case proceeds.
The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday to temporarily allow the application of a Texas pro-life law that went into effect on September 1 but was suspended last Wednesday (6) by a decision by District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin, Texas.
The so-called heartbeat law prohibits abortion from being performed in Texas from the time the fetal heartbeat can be detected (usually around the sixth week of pregnancy) and provides that any citizen can file civil suit against people who “help or induce” termination of pregnancy after this period.
Pitman had made the decision within a process in which the government of President Joe Biden questions the matter and after receiving allegations from federal and state of Texas attorneys last Friday (1). The Texan government has appealed the decision.
According to the Texas Tribune, enforcement of the law will continue until at least Tuesday (12), when a statement from the US Department of Justice is expected. After considering the arguments of both sides, the court must decide whether it will continue to allow law enforcement while the case proceeds.