A federal judge has tossed out a new set of abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature, having deemed them unconstitutional as well as against the best interests of the state's women, according to CBS News. This is a very, very good thing.
If passed, the following would have taken effect on October 29th: Abortion providers must have admitting privileges within 30 miles of the clinic and only perform abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy if health of the mother is in danger or the fetus is not viable.
It also required all abortions to be performed in an ambulatory surgical center — which only five out of the 42 existing abortion clinics in the state possess. Practical, right? Anyway, yay!
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