Texas renews court effort to ban abortion procedure Texas officials are trying to get a federal appeals court’s permission to enforce a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure, even though the court has not yet ruled on its constitutionalityNEW ORLEANS -- Texas officials asked a federal appeals court’s permission Tuesday to enforce a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure — before the court rules on its constitutionality. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments on the law in November 2018. Texas attorneys argue that, based on Roberts' opinion, the Texas ban on dilation and extraction is not an unconstitutional burden on a woman's right to an abortion. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a lower court order that had blocked four Arkansas abortion restrictions, including a ban on dilation and evacuation procedures. Texas' new request for a stay will be considered by a full appeals court on which nominees of Republican presidents outnumber Democratic presidents' nominees 12-5.

Source: ABC News August 25, 2020 20:03 UTC