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Post-20 week abortion ban in Texas still stands – for now

Some news reports erroneously reported early on today that HB 2 – the hotly debated Texas abortion law pro-abortion State Senator Wendy Davis (now a gubernatorial candidate)Β attempted to filibuster back in June – had been “blocked” in its entirety by a federal judge, leading to a lot of Β misinformation being spread initially about the ruling … including by yours truly on social media. Β  While it’s true that parts of the bill HAVE been blocked for the time being, the post-20 week ban on abortions, which is set to take effect tomorrow, has not been blocked as of yetΒ and wasn’t challenged in this case. Β Via the Austin American-StatesmanΒ (hat tip):.....   [Read More]