Did you know that even Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that Roe v. Wade was not a strong ruling?
The Biden administration has formally asked a federal judge to block enforcement of a new Texas law that effectively bans almost all abortions in the state under a novel legal design that opponents say is intended to thwart court challenge.
The US Department of Justice’s 45-page emergency motion seeks a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction lifting the abortion ban while its lawsuit challenging the statute as unconstitutional proceeds through the courts.
“This relief is necessary to protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas and the sovereign interest of the United States,” the DoJ’s brief stated.
The Republican-backed law forbids abortions performed once cardiac activity has been detected in the embryo, which typically starts at six weeks of gestation, before many women even realise they are pregnant.
It’s an interesting fight, I guess.
You know how we here at Hoax Watch feel about abortion.
But clearly, the right is losing everywhere, all the time. The claim that they might just magically win on the abortion fight is silly. Of course they will not win.