Lauren Stephenson
What The Texas Abortion Law Could Mean For Other States
The Justice Department is suing Texas over the law.
LEARN MOREPosted: 11:20 a.m. EDT Sep 16, 2021
A federal judge has declined the Justice Department's request to immediately block Texas' new abortion law that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
Instead, the judge set a hearing for October 1 to consider a temporary freeze.
The Justice Department argues the law – which also allows private citizens to sue anyone they think violated the law – is unconstitutional.
