SCOTUS Rejects Attempt to Block Texas Abortion Ban

Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected another attempt by abortion providers to block Texas’ six-week abortion ban. In their dissent, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan said “This case is a disaster for the rule of law and a grave disservice to women in Texas, who have a right to control their own bodies, we will not stand by silently as a state continues to nullify this constitutional guarantee.” Last month the Supreme Court allowed the controversial law to remain in effect but cleared a limited path forward for providers to sue licensing officials in Texas in order to block them from enforcing the law.