A federal judge has ruled that new abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and should not take effect as planned on Tuesday.
District Judge Lee Yeakel issued his decision Monday following a three-day trial over whether the state can restrict when, where and how women obtain abortions in Texas.
Lawyers for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers argued that the regulations did not protect women and would shut down a third of the abortion clinics in Texas.
The Texas attorney general's office argued that the law protects women and the life of the fetus. State officials are expected to file an emergency appeal of Yeakel's order to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
The proposed restrictions were among the toughest in the nation.
These, of course, are the same restrictions, that Wendy Davis courageously filibustered 11 hours to stop.
Not at all surprising to have them found unconstitutional.
But if women of Texas really want to protect their reproductive rights, they know what they need to do.
Ted Cruz is literally a Koch Sucker! Figuratively, too!
ReplyDeleteGood news. I hope Wendy is elected Governor and shakes Texas up as they sure do need it.
ReplyDeleteGo Wendy! Let's turn Texas blue and get rid of the likes of Cruz and Perry for good!
ReplyDeleteOh Noes! Rafael's cruizing for a bruising by a woman called Wendy Davis.
ReplyDeleteThe top photo is perfect!!! The graphics you find for your posts rarely disappoint!
OT. Rachel has a segment on Ron Paul plagiarizing a speech, word for word, in his rant against abortion from a wikipedia page. Can't link it, but she's clearly in her element, well worth watching!
It was Rand (dumber than his dad). He plagiarized the wiki page on the movie Gattica which is hilarious because it's a cliche anyway to use that movie to clutch pearls about abortion.
DeleteThank you Wendy!
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Wendy put that hair brained Cruz in the museum of flat landers, the world has moved on. Women no longer are the slaves of tee party over seerers. Alas the fight is long but Texas Alaska is with you, don't take us back to the 17th century.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the best friends to women, blacks and gays are the too-rare jurists left with some intestinal fortitude like Yeakel. Long life and good health to him.
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