A federal appeals court heard arguments this month on a Texas abortion law that outlaws a procedure in which a late-term unborn baby is torn apart, limb by limb, to prevent a live birth. The medical term for the procedure is “dilation and evacuation,” although it’s been dubbed “dismemberment abortion” by pro-life groups because it involves pulling out an arm, a leg, and so forth.
It was described, in detail, in the movie Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer.
A lower court issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Texas law from going into effect. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Nov. 5.
Heather Gebelin Hacker, assistant solicitor general for Texas, called the procedure “barbaric” and said abortionists could use other methods instead.
“It’s illegal to kill an animal that way in Texas, we wouldn’t execute a murderer that way, and notably the abortion providers don’t tell women that that’s what the procedure entails,” Hacker told the judges, according to The Texas Tribune.
The suit was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood, two groups that are seeking to overturn the 2017 law.
“Just the idea the state thinks that’s what’s within its power is contrary to the whole idea that women have a right to autonomy, dignity,” said Janet Crepps, senior counsel…
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