The Texas Anti-Abortion Law is Unconstitutional

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The Texas anti-abortion law has taken the country’s attention by storm. It is an issue on many different woman’s minds, especially those who live in the state of Texas. The new laws are forcing many woman to have to cross state lines in order to receive an abortion and medical care. This includes woman who needs abortions due to preexisting medical conditions and those who are carrying fetuses which are diseased and are expected not to be born as healthy babies. The Texas Governor Rick Perry and Senator Ted Cruz are leading the fight for the abortion laws to become permanent, laws that are considered the strictest abortion laws that this country has ever seen.

In October 2013, a Judge quickly ruled the law unconstitutional under the United States Constitution and blocked it. It was found that the new law placed a heavy burden on women who wished to end their pregnancies for whatever reason (Tomlinson). This block was later overturned and the majority of the law was reinstated. “District Judge Lee Yeakel wrote that the regulations violated the rights of abortion doctors to do what they think is best for their patients and their health, and would unreasonably restrict a woman's access to abortion clinics (Tomlinson).” New regulations requires doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles distance of the approved abortion clinics. “Yeakel also partially blocked new restrictions on pregnancy-ending drugs, saying they "may not be enforced against any physician who determines, in appropriate medical judgment, to perform a medication-abortion using the off-label protocol for the preservation of the life or health of the mother (Rauf).” The goal of the Texas legislature is to completely abolish abortion within thei...

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Eckholm, Erik. "In Reversal, Court Allows Texas Laws on Abortion." 31 October 2013. www.nytimes.com. Online Article. 6 November 2013.

Hagle, Will. "Laws Forcing Women To Cross State Lines For Abortions." 11 November 2013. www.opposingviews.com. 2013. 11 November 2013.

Martin, Brittney. "Some Texas Abortion Clinics Shutdown After New Law." 24 September 2013. www.dallasnews.com. 2013. 6 November 2013.

Mildenberg, Esme E. Deprez and David. "Texas Abortion Clinics Need Million Dollar Fixes to Stay Open." 15 July 2013. www.bloomberg.com. Online Article. 6 November 2013.

Rauf, David Saleh. "Federal Judge Rules on Texas Abortion Law." 28 October 2013. www.chron.com. Online Article. 6 November 2013.

Tomlinson, Chris. "Federal Judge Declares Texas Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional." 28 October 2013. www.talkingpointsmemo.com. Online Article. 6 November 2013.

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