U.S. appeals court to hear arguments on Texas abortion restrictions

By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Texas abortion rights advocates will be in a U.S. appeals court this week to challenge state abortion restrictions they say are aimed more at shutting clinics than protecting women's health. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans convenes on Wednesday to consider whether a requirement under Texas law for abortion clinics to have certain hospital-like settings for surgeries is warranted. The "ambulatory surgical center requirement" was to have gone into effect on Sept. 1. ...



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