The Anti-Abortion Law That Wendy Davis Filibustered For 11 Hours Is Headed To Court

[Tx4obama]

The Anti-Abortion Law That Wendy Davis Filibustered For 11 Hours Is Headed To Court

More than a dozen health care providers in Texas have joined forces to file a lawsuit against new abortion restrictions that the state legislature enacted this summer. The reproductive health advocates are asking a federal court to block two separate provisions of House Bill 2, the anti-choice law that inspired massive protests at the state capitol and captured national attention after Sen. Wendy Davis (D) filibustered it for 11 hours.

The Center for Reproductive Rights, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, and a Texas law firm are all partnering on the legal challenge. If they’re not successful, HB 2 will take effect in its entirety on October 29.

The women’s health groups are trying to block what they see as the most harmful portions of the sweeping new law. Their challenge specifically concerns the provision that will require abortion clinics to obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals — an unnecessary requirement that has been blocked from taking effect in other states — as well as the provision that requires doctors to adhere to an outdated protocol for administering the abortion pill.

“Any one of these restrictions would have a devastating impact across the state of Texas,” Nancy Northup, the president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, noted in a statement. “Together they would be catastrophic.”

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Full article here: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/09/27/2691691/texas-abortion-law-court/

And on another note - Looking forward to Wendy Davis' October 3rd campaign announcement

[SunSeeker]

1. Good. Now let's hope for a reasonable judge. nt