Pro-life lobbying group Texas Right to Life has become a litigation lightning rod after encouraging private enforcement of the new law.
“Federal courts enjoy the power to enjoin individuals tasked with enforcing laws, not the laws themselves."
“Dismemberment [dilation and evacuation abortions] are self-evidently gruesome,” the majority opinion reads.
Three Texas towns have joined the initiative since August began, all with unanimous votes: Eastland, Leona, and Crawford.
The two towns are neighbors in the Panhandle, where "Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn" have quickly multiplied.
“Plaintiffs admit that this Court cannot force the city to revoke or amend its ordinance," Judge Hendrix wrote.
Planned Parenthood claims the Lubbock ordinance runs afoul of both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions, echoing concerns of city leaders.
Attorneys, local politicians, Planned Parenthood, and ordinance herald Mark Lee Dickson chime in on the landmark vote.
Motivated by videos showing Planned Parenthood higher-ups discussing the sale of fetal remains, Texas decided to cut the group from the Medicaid program in October 2015.
The extension is a temporary restraining order against the state, though a more lasting ruling is expected in the coming week.
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast compared the congregation, which prays outside their facility every month, to the U.S. Capitol rioters.
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