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[h=4]U.S. judge strikes down Texas abortion limits[/h]A federal judge has struck down strict limits on abortion in Texas that were to take effect Tuesday. District Judge Lee Yeakel wrote Monday that the regulations violated the rights of abortion doctors to do
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Michael Winter, USA TODAY 3:44 p.m. EDT October 28, 2013
Karen McCrocklin of Dallas carries a Texas flag with pink running shoes similar to those worn by state Sen. Wendy Davis when she filibustered the legislation.(Photo: Jay Janner, Statesman.com via AP)
A federal judge has struck down strict limits on abortion in Texas that were to take effect Tuesday.
District Judge Lee Yeakel declared that the new regulations, passed during a special legislative session this summer, unconstitutionally restricted women's access to abortion clinics and infringed on doctors' rights to act in their patients' best interests.
The law, one of the strictest in the nation, banned abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy and required doctors to perform all abortion in surgical facilities starting next October. Doctors would also be required to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of an abortion clinic.
Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis shot to national attention when she filibustered against the measure for nearly 13 hours in June, leading to its defeat at the close of the regular legislative session. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the measure after Gov. Rick Perry call a second, special legislative session. He later signed the bill into law.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is expected to appeal to the U.S. 5th Circuit Courts of Appeals in New Orleans, which would rule on the merits of the law.
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Michael Winter, USA TODAY 3:44 p.m. EDT October 28, 2013
Karen McCrocklin of Dallas carries a Texas flag with pink running shoes similar to those worn by state Sen. Wendy Davis when she filibustered the legislation.(Photo: Jay Janner, Statesman.com via AP)
A federal judge has struck down strict limits on abortion in Texas that were to take effect Tuesday.
District Judge Lee Yeakel declared that the new regulations, passed during a special legislative session this summer, unconstitutionally restricted women's access to abortion clinics and infringed on doctors' rights to act in their patients' best interests.
The law, one of the strictest in the nation, banned abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy and required doctors to perform all abortion in surgical facilities starting next October. Doctors would also be required to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of an abortion clinic.
Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis shot to national attention when she filibustered against the measure for nearly 13 hours in June, leading to its defeat at the close of the regular legislative session. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the measure after Gov. Rick Perry call a second, special legislative session. He later signed the bill into law.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is expected to appeal to the U.S. 5th Circuit Courts of Appeals in New Orleans, which would rule on the merits of the law.
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