A federal appeals court said Texas can temporarily bar abortions, while bans are struck down in Ohio and Alabama.
SAN ANTONIO — A growing number of states are seeking to ban abortion during the current coronavirus-related public health emergency by classifying it as an unnecessary medical procedure, sparking legal battles nationwide.
The rulings come as more states try to bar abortion. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb included abortion in an executive order banning elective procedures that goes into effect Wednesday. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said last week he believes abortion should be part of a ban on unnecessary medical procedures, as did Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt .
Abortion rights advocates said harassment against abortion providers has increased in recent days and protesters are coughing in the faces of patients and staff.In the Texas case, attorneys general in 13 other states led by Louisiana’s Jeffrey Landry submitted an amicus brief this week to the 5th Circuit Court, saying they are concerned the case is a threat to the executive power of governors to protect public health.
Within hours of that decision, though, Texas’ attorney general petitioned the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans, the most conservative appellate court that covers the states of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, to stay that order.
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