Texas Sued by ACLU Over 'Antiquated' Pre-Roe Abortion Ban

(Bloomberg) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was accused in a lawsuit of illegally threatening criminal prosecution of abortion providers before new restrictions in the state go into effect, following the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week.

Criminal provisions in the so-called trigger law, designed to go into effect 30 days after the end of Roe, are based on an “antiquated” statute that is inconsistent with due process guarantees in the Texas constitution, a group of reproductive health-care providers said in the suit filed Monday in state court in Houston.

“Mr. Paxton’s and the Texas legislature’s attempts to greenlight the immediate prosecution of abortion providers based on violations of the pre-Roe ban must not stand,” the health-care providers, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, said in the complaint.

The civil rights group said it would argue at a hearing tomorrow for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction to block enforcement of any purported criminal elements of the law while the suit proceeds. The law would bar almost all abortions.

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