Authority: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (USA)

Date: 08/18/2021

Subject: The decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, overturned the decision of 2017 of the District Court of Texas on the constitutional illegitimacy of the norms of the Texas Senate Bill 8, Section 6, where they introduced an additional medical procedure for abortion through the “dilation and evacuation” method (D&E)

Parties: Whole Woman’s Health, on behalf of itself, its staff, physicians and patients, et al. v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, in his official capacity, et al.

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy - Solidarity - Art. 35 Preventive health care

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