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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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Jayme Lozano

Biden administration can’t force Texas hospitals to provide emergency abortions, judge rules

Joe Biden Biden Administration Abortion Texas Department of Health and Human Services James Wesley Hendrix Ken Paxton United States Texas Tribune
Demonstrators march against the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which virtually bans abortion in the state of Texas, on June 24, 2022.
Demonstrators march in Dallas on June 24 against the overturning of Roe v. Wade. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas said the Biden administration can't force hospitals here to perform emergency abortions. (Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune)

Texas hospitals will not be required to provide emergency abortions after a federal judge ruled the Biden administration was unauthorized to enforce such a rule.

U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix in Lubbock ruled that the guidance by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services went beyond the text of a related federal law, Reuters reported. The judge’s ruling agreed with Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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