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Center for Reproductive Rights

23 Sep, 12 tweets, 5 min read

@WholeWomans

#BREAKING: We just filed with the U.S. Supreme Court AGAIN in our ongoing fight to block Texas’ radical ban on abortion #SB8. The plaintiffs in this case are a broad coalition of Texas abortion providers led by @WholeWomans.

➡️ What's different this time: We've asked #SCOTUS to hear the defendants’ motions to dismiss the case, which were denied by the district court—and hopefully, expedite the case.

Every day that Texas’ ban is allowed to stay in effect has severe consequences on the health and well-being of millions in the state.

#ICYMI #SB8, which ended almost all abortion care in the state, has now been in effect for 23 days.

The result: Clinics in neighboring states have reported huge upticks in patients traveling from Texas since the law took effect.

“We’re asking the Supreme Court for this expedited appeal because the Fifth Circuit has done nothing to change the dire circumstances on the ground in Texas. We need this case to move as quickly as possible...” —Nancy Northup, Center president and CEO

“...Patients are being forced to travel hundreds of miles in the middle of a pandemic to find abortion care. But many people can’t afford to do that. We’re doing everything we can to block this ban and restore abortion access in Texas.” —Nancy Northup, Center president and CEO

@AmyHM

“For 23 days, we’ve been forced to deny essential abortion care for the vast majority of patients who come to us. Most of those we’ve turned away told us they would not be able to make it out of Texas for care...” —Amy Hagstrom Miller (@AmyHM) president and CEO of @WholeWomans

@AmyHM

“...I don't know what happened to these patients after they left our clinics, but I can’t stop thinking about them. Forcing our staff to tell patients ‘no' day after day is cruel...” —Amy Hagstrom Miller (@AmyHM) president and CEO of @WholeWomans

@AmyHM

“...This chaos must come to an end, and that is why we are going back to the Supreme Court today.” —Amy Hagstrom Miller (@AmyHM) president and CEO of @WholeWomans

#SB8 is not the first attempt to roll back abortion access—and it won't be the last. Just yesterday, a copycat bill was introduced in the Florida legislature.

Read our full statement on today’s filing at the U.S. Supreme Court:
reproductiverights.org/texas-abortion…

@WholeWomans

Learn how you can help defend abortion rights and care in Texas alongside @WholeWomans and @WWHAlliance: wholewomanshealthalliance.org/texas-sb8/

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