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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp and Alex Woodward

Texas abortion pill ruling partly blocked by appeals court – but barriers to access upheld

REUTERS

A federal appeals court has partially blocked a Texas judge’s ruling that would have suspended access to a widely used abortion drug.

In an order released in the middle of the night on 12 April, the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans granted a request from the US Department of Justice to put US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling on hold.

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