Senator Murray Responds to Fifth Circuit Allowing Texas to Ban Emergency Abortion Care Despite Federal Guidance
January 02, 2024
January 02, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the U.S. government cannot enforce federal guidance in Texas requiring emergency room doctors to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients.
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the U.S. government cannot enforce federal guidance in Texas requiring emergency room doctors to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients.
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