U.S. Supreme Court Denies Emergency Appeal to Block Texas Abortion Ban

Late on September 1, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request from the Center for Reproductive Rights and its partners in the case, Whole Woman’s Health et al. v. Jackson et al, to block Texas’s near-total abortion ban that went into effect earlier that day. The law, which bans abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, will end almost all abortion care in the state. The Center’s Nancy Northup, president and CEO, and Marc Hearron, senior counsel, were quoted in numerous press stories, including many of the following:

• Associated Press: High court divides 5-4 to leave Texas abortion law in place (9/2/21)
• Reuters: Analysis: Texas abortion ban opens up ‘Wild West’ of enforcement, critics say (9/2/21)
• The Washington Post: Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law banning abortions at six weeks (9/2/21)  
• CNN: What the Supreme Court’s order means for the future of Roe v. Wade (9/2/21)       
• NBC: Supreme Court declines to block Texas’ restrictive abortion law, dealing a blow to Roe v. Wade (9/2/21)
• ABC: Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion law on technical grounds (9/2/21)
• The Hill: Texas emerges as new battleground in abortion fight (9/1/21)
• TIME Magazine: How Texas’ Abortion Ban Marks a New Legal Strategy for Abortion Restrictions (9/2/21)     
• Fortune: Will the business community respond to the new Texas law that effectively bans abortion? (9/2/21)
• Business Insider: 11 states have ‘trigger’ laws that would automatically outlaw abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade (9/2/21) 
• Axios: Texas banned abortion after 6 weeks. Here’s what happens next (9/2/21)
• Ms. Magazine: Texas Lawmakers Achieved the Impossible: A Near-Total Ban on Abortion. Here’s How Feminists Are Fighting Back (9/1/21)   
• The Los Angeles Times (Full Text Below): Supreme Court by 5-4 vote rules Texas may enforce its six-week abortion ban (9/1/21)
• Wall Street Journal: As New Texas Abortion Ban Takes Effect, Providers Rush to Adjust (9/1/21)
• Politico: Texas abortion ban leaves mixed signals about fate of Roe (9/1/21)
• Buzzfeed: Texans Now Have A Lucrative Incentive To Sue Abortion Providers (9/1/21)
• Dallas Morning News: Fort Worth abortion provider says waiting rooms filled as Texas ‘heartbeat bill’ went into effect (9/1/21)
• The Texas Tribune: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Texas’ six-week abortion ban (9/1/21)
• San Antonio Report: Planned Parenthood pauses abortions after state law takes effect (9/1/21)     
• Law 360: Supreme Court Refuses To Block Texas’ 6-Week Abortion Ban (9/2/21)
• Medpage Today: Texas Law Banning Abortions at 6 Weeks Goes Into Effect (9/1/21)    
• Mississippi Free Press: What U.S. Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Punt Means For Mississippi’s Roe v. Wade Case (9/1/21)
• The London Economic: Texas abortion ban takes effect preventing majority of women from medical assistance (9/2/21)
• The London Economic: ‘Gilead wasn’t built in a day:’ Handmaid’s Tale trends as Texan abortion ban compared to show (9/2/21)
• The Washington Times: Texas abortion clinics turning women away after 6-week ban takes effect (9/1/21)
• The Australian: US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law banning most abortions (9/2/21)
• The Week: Legal analysts, abortion advocates decry ‘diabolical’ new Texas ban: ‘It’s an incredibly dark day’ (9/1/21)
• Law Dragon: TEXAS ABORTION BAN INFLAMES SUPREME COURT FIGHT (9/1/21)
• MSNBC: Transcript: The Rachel Maddow Show, 8/31/21 (8/31/21)
• The Washington Post: Texas’s six-week abortion ban takes effect, after Supreme Court doesn’t act to block it (9/1/21)
• CNBC: Restrictive Texas abortion law takes effect as Supreme Court makes no move to block it (9/1/21)
• ABC: Supreme Court allows Texas’ controversial abortion ban to take effect (9/1/21)
• NBC News: Texas abortion clinics turning away patients as strict new law takes effect (9/1/21)
• CBS: Texas’ 6-week abortion ban goes into effect after U.S. Supreme Court stays silent (9/1/21)
• CNN: Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ six-week ban (8/30/21)
• Law360: Supreme Court Doesn’t Stop Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill (9/1/21)
• Politico: Supreme Court allows Texas’ 6-week abortion ban to take effect (9/1/21)
• The Guardian: Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas (9/1/21)
• Democracy Now: Emergency Petition Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Texas Anti-Choice Law (8/31/21)
• NPR: In Texas, 666 Laws Take Effect Sept. 1, Including Many Conservative Priorities (9/1/21)
• ABA Journal: Texas’ 6-week abortion ban takes effect with no Supreme Court intervention (9/1/21)
• Newsweek: What Is Texas’ New 6-week Abortion Law That Undermines Roe v. Wade? (9/1/21)
• Ms. Magazine: Educating Texans on How to Get Abortion Pills Online: “Your Nearest Provider Is In Your Pocket” (8/31/21)
• Complex: Supreme Court Urged by Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and More to Block Texas’ Upcoming Law (8/31/21)
• International Business Times: Six-week Abortion Law Takes Effect In Texas (9/1/21)
• San Antonio Current: Women’s health groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas’ abortion ban from going into effect (8/31/21)
• Austin American-Statesman: Editorial: Texas’ abortion ban uses harassment to bypass the rule of law (9/1/21)
• The Washington Times: Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect as challenge looms at Supreme Court (9/1/21)
• State of Reform: Abortion providers ask for ban on SB 8: “We’re looking at abortion access in Texas being shut down around midnight” (8/31/21)
• Common Dreams: Roe v. Wade in Grave Danger as Supreme Court Lets Texas Abortion Ban Take Effect (9/1/21)
• Def Pen: Texas Enacts Law ‘Barring Care For At Least 85%’ Of The State’s Abortion Patients (9/1/21)
• WETM: Texas Heartbeat Bill could make things harder for women to have abortions (8/31/21)
• WBAL: Texas awaits Supreme Court move on restrictive abortion law (8/31/21)
• WION: ‘Heartbeat bill’: Restrictive Texas abortion law poised to take effect (8/31/21)

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