Supreme Court Declines Biden Appeal on Texas Emergency Abortion Law on Monday

Oct 7, 2024, 02:34 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by the Biden administration to enforce federal emergency abortion requirements in Texas. This decision, made on Monday, leaves in place a lower court ruling that bars hospitals in Texas from performing emergency abortions if they violate the state's restrictive abortion laws. Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, and the ruling represents a significant setback for the Biden administration's efforts to ensure emergency abortion care in medical emergencies. The Supreme Court's decision did not include detailed reasoning for upholding the lower court's order.