Karla Torres, front, Mary Bortscheller, back left, and Meghan Boone, back right, demonstrating in favor of abortion rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day of arguments in the “Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt” case on March 2, 2016. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM
In a blow to clinics, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday said state officials do not enforce a six-week abortion ban known as S.B. 8.
The abortion providers challenging the law argued the state’s licensing officials could indirectly enforce the law by sanctioning physicians who violate it, but the justices disagreed. The Texas court’s ruling means the state officials cannot be sued in the case.
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