(WBAP/KLIF) — A state judge has shielded Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits allowed by a new state abortion law. The Texas “Heartbeat Law”, which took effect Wednesday, allows anyone anywhere to sue anyone connected to an abortion in which cardiac activity was detected in the embryo.
However, state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a temporary restraining order Friday that shields clinics from lawsuits. The move is intended to prevent the nonprofit group “Texas Right to Life”, its legislative director and 100 unidentified individuals from filing suits.
Planned Parenthood affiliates filed the lawsuit, Thursday, in Austin.
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