State threatened with contempt unless it allows abortion clinic to open (Texas)

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN -- A federal judge is threatening to hold Texas state health officials in contempt of court unless they allow an embattled El Paso abortion provider to open a new clinic.

The judge, Lee Yeakel, ruled Monday that the Texas Department of State Health Services must immediately stop enforcing the state's sweeping abortion law against the provider, called Reproductive Services.

"Failure to comply with this Order shall subject (state officials) to sanctions for contempt of court," Yeakel wrote.

A health department spokeswoman said officials will comply with the order, likely meaning that the clinic will be allowed to reopen.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Judge-threatens-contempt-charges-unless-state-6451499.php

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Cross-posted in the Texas Group.

[Android3.14]

1. Texas

A giant scrotum for the dick of Florida.

[tomm2thumbs]

3. OMG

DUzy -- that floored me

(taken with the George Carlin-esque humorous tone it was no doubt intended...)

[Android3.14]

8. Oh my goodness

I have to say thank you to such a nice compliment.

[KamaAina]

5. What does that make Louisiana?

[appal_jack]

6. Louisiana? It's a vas deferens from TX. k&r, nt

[tomm2thumbs]

10. double DUzy!

omg

[Android3.14]

7. Louisiana is a bad case of jock itch

Distracting us from important matters
Or it is a hemorrhoid from our national diet of racism, wealth disparity and stupidity.

[Feeling the Bern]

9. The taint.

[localroger]

11. Just checked between my legs

It does not seem that the penis, scrotum, and *cough* perineum are arranged in that order.

[Feeling the Bern]

13. If FL is the dick and TX is the scrotum, LA is the nutsack hair. Better?

[randome]

19. Looks like a toilet to me.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]

[forest444]

2. TexasTowelie for Governor!

Of the Great State of Texas.

(if wishes were horses, right?)

[TexasTowelie]

4. Does that mean I get to enact executive orders?

Hint for EO#1:

The next dozen or so after that would also be very trans-formative. For this issue I'd institute an order that would require a Planned Parenthood office in each county and assistance (financial, transportation and lodging) for areas that do not have access to abortion clinics. I think that would enable women to truly have a choice about such an important decision.

[forest444]

12. With a platform like that

I'd give you martial law powers. Hell, Abbott expects it anyway!

[Fred Sanders]

14. How long until the GOP Presidential candidates start floating the idea of elimination of the secular Courts?

[lonestarnot]

15. Texas wound up in its own crosshairs, should be interesting.

[Gothmog]

16. The State of Texas needs to back down

The SCOTUS has a stay in place

[Demeter]

17. Texas is already held in contempt by any intelligent person who knows about it

But it would be nice to put a law with teeth on its tail....

[niyad]

18. hey, an intelligent judge!

[Sunlei]

20. Be a shame for any state to spend taxpayer money. But I think these states should pay millions to

any legal clinic they force to close.

[Helen Borg]

21. OMG the Feds are going to invade Texas!