Demonstrators for and against abortion rights demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the day of arguments in the Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt case. March 2, 2016. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.
Citing abuse of discretion by a federal judge, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s motion to quash a deposition in a case brought by pro-abortion organizations.
The plaintiffs filed suit against Paxton and state district attorneys out of fear that Texas intended to enforce its abortion laws by penalizing their out-of-state actions, court documents show. The abortion groups specifically cited public comments by Paxton to prosecute them for aiding women seeking abortions by assisting them with travel and scheduling for out-of-state abortion procedures.
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