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New York/Washington, Oct 6 (EFE/EPA).- A federal United States judge blocked Wednesday the application of a strict Texas anti-abortion law, which practically prohibits the practice in the state.Magistrate Robert Pitman accepted the request of Joe Biden’s government, who through the Justice Department had demanded the temporary suspension of the law promoted by republicans pending its constitutionality.In his ruling, the judge said the law "has created an aggressive and unprecedented mechanism to deprive its citizens of a significant and well-established constitutional right." (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE GATHER IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON DC, US, TO PROTEST AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-ABORTION LAW.
This week Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed new abortion legislation. The bill would require remains from a surgical abortion be either buried or cremated. DeWine has previously supported controversial and restrictive abortion legislation. He was expected to sign the bill. Other states have passed or at least considered similar bills. The Supreme Court upheld similar legislation in Indiana in 2019.
Protesters march through the streets of Bogota to demonstrate against Colombia's high court decision to decriminalise abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. IMAGES
New York/Washington, Oct 9 (EFE/EPA).- A federal appeals court in the United States on Friday reinstated the restrictive anti-abortion law enforced in Texas, just two days after a lower court judge had temporarily blocked it.The decision to reinstate the law, which came into effect on Sep. 1 and practically bans almost all abortions in Texas, was taken by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, considered one of the most conservative in the country. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE GATHER IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON DC, US, TO PROTEST AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-ABORTION LAW.
On Friday the Ohio Statehouse passed legislation that would require remains from a surgical abortion be either buried or cremated. GOP Gov. Mike DeWine has previously supported controversial and restrictive abortion legislation. Business Insider reports that DeWine is expected to sign the bill. Other states have passed or at least considered similar bills. The Supreme Court upheld similar legislation in Indiana in 2019.
Uganda's Constitutional Court rejects a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. "We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement," Justice Richard Buteera, Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court, says in the landmark ruling. IMAGES