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U.S. Court Upholds Texas Abortion Restrictions

Colin Hale |
March 27, 2014 | 4:12 p.m. PDT

Associate News Editor

Abortion rights supporters protest in Texas State Capitol/via Twitter @wholden42
Abortion rights supporters protest in Texas State Capitol/via Twitter @wholden42
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Texas' abortion restrictions on Thursday, overturning a lower court ruling.

Thursday's decision allows for state officials to force the closure of 20 abortion clinics. The lower court's decision, which was overturned, said that Texas' abortion rules violated the U.S. Constitution and "served no medical purpose."

Texas' restrictions, some of the toughest in the country, require "abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and placed strict limits on doctors prescribing abortion-inducing pills," according to the Washington Post.

Supporters of abortion rights say that the tough restrictions are an attempt by Texas Republicans to stop all abortions.

In Thursday's decision, the appeals court said Texas' laws "on its face does not impose an undue burden on the life and health of a woman."

Read more about Texas' abortion laws upheld at the Washington Post and Associated Press.

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