Federal Appeals Court Blocks Biden Admin’s Emergency Abortion Rule in Texas

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling blocking the Biden administration from enforcing federal guidance in Texas related to emergency abortions.

Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kurt Engelhardt, an appointee of President Donald Trump, penned the opinion, noting that the court declined “to expand the scope” of a federal statute to include enforcing abortions.

The unanimous opinion by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a win for Texas, whose attorney general argued the rule would force doctors to perform elective abortions against state law.

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