Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for Aug. 4, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, a Texas district judge issued an injunction blocking elements of Texas’ abortion ban for people with severe pregnancy complications. In March, the Center for Reproductive Rights sued the state on behalf of five Texas women after they said they were denied abortion access, despite having pregnancy complications that risked their lives or the life of their baby. KXAN reached out to the abortion law’s author — Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola — for comment but did not immediately hear back. Current Texas abortion lawsOnce the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, Texas was one of 13 states where abortion bans were automatically instated. Instead, plaintiffs asked the court to allow physicians to make exceptions to Texas laws and to clarify under what circumstances they can do so.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2023 02:20 UTC