Planned Parenthood is leading a lawsuit filed Wednesday against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other administration officials, alleging the state’s temporary ban on elective abortions is “abusing” its emergency powers.
As Christian Headlines previously reported, Abbott initiated an executive order on March 22 ceasing all non-essential “surgeries and procedures that are not immediately necessary” in an effort to control hospital capacity, protect healthcare workers and save vital equipment and supplies for the statewide effort to fight the still-spreading COVID-19 virus. In a subsequent review of the order, Attorney General Ken Paxton ruled the mandate against non-essential procedures included abortion—except for those needed to protect the life of the mother.
“We must work together as Texans to stop the spread of COVID-19 and ensure that our health care professionals and facilities have all the resources they need to fight the virus at this time,” Paxton—who is also named in the suit—said in a news release two days before the court action. “No one is exempt from the governor’s executive order on medically unnecessary surgeries and procedures, including abortion providers. Those who violate the governor’s order will be met with the full force of the law.”
Those not heeding the order can be fined up to $1,000 or be sentenced to up to 180 days in…
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