WASHINGTON – The 30-day count-down for Texas’ trigger ban on abortion officially began Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the official judgment that reversed Roe v. Wade. The law will further restrict and complicate a crowded legal landscape.
The Supreme Court issued an opinion and order in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, which reversed the constitutional right to an abortion. However, the judgment in the case was not released until Tuesday, indicating there can be no more rehearings or appeals in the case.
Texas is one of 13 states that has a trigger ban in place before the Supreme Court decision. In the month since justices overturned Roe, the landmark abortion rights case that originated in Dallas County, abortion providers have at least temporarily blocked the bans from going into effect with legal action. Other states have moved to restrict or protect abortion access in state legislatures.
