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The Justice Department said it will provide legal defense if necessary to Veterans Affairs medical workers who perform abortions to save a patient’s life, protect the mother’s health or in instances when the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest.

Abortion providers and rights advocates are challenging new bans in at least 15 cases

Democrat Rochelle Garza slammed Republican incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton over the issues of abortion and ethics during an appearance in Greenville on Thursday.

Federal judges in Idaho and Texas have issued conflicting decisions on whether a federal law requiring stabilizing emergency care conflicts with abortion bans.

A federal district judge has granted the Texas attorney general’s request to temporarily block guidance from the federal government that says federal law protects health care providers who perform abortions to save the life or health of pregnant patients in emergency situations. 

A federal district judge has granted the Texas attorney general’s request to block guidance federal guidance that says federal law protects health care providers who perform abortions to save the life or health of pregnant patients in emergency situations. 

A federal judge in Idaho Aug. 24 preliminarily enjoined an Idaho law in circumstances where it would conflict with the requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. The court concluded that the Idaho law lacks “a cutout for EMTALA-required care,” and thus “would inject tremendous uncertainty into precisely what care is required (and permitted) for pregnant patients who present in Medicare-funded emergency rooms with emergency medical conditions.”

On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas blocked guidance from the Biden adminstration that requires hospitals to provide abortions in emergency situations regardless of the laws in the state. U.S. District

A federal district judge has granted the Texas attorney general’s request to temporarily block guidance from the federal government that says federal law protects health care providers who perform abortions to save the life or health of pregnant patients in emergency situations. 

(CNN) -- A judge is granting a preliminary injunction, blocking guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services aimed at abortion rights.