Court allows Texas's tough new abortion regulations to take effect. [View all]
The order signed by Judges Jennifer Walker Elrod and Jerry E. Smith found that Texas officials were likely to ultimately win their appeal in defense of the law.
Judge Stephen A. Higginson dissented, arguing that the law should at least not be allowed to take effect in McAllen and El Paso, where access to abortion is especially low.
The provisions require abortion doctors to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and abortion facilities to meet the standards of hospital-style surgical centers.
They are part of a major law known as House Bill 2 that also banned abortions after 20 weeks and regulated abortion using a pill.
About half of 41 abortion clinics in operation before passage of the law already have closed.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/texas/article/Appeals-court-allows-Texas-abortion-regulations-5797360.php
This just makes me ill,so many feminist battles we thought were won are being are being struck down.Texas now has seven clinics that provide abortion services,they won't last long.
Edit to add link to The Lilith Fund ,a great group in Texas that helps low income women pay for their abortion.
http://www.lilithfund.org/
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