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McAllen abortion clinic to resume services after judge temporarily blocks abortion ban in Texas

1 year 8 months 4 weeks ago Tuesday, June 28 2022 Jun 28, 2022 June 28, 2022 10:18 PM June 28, 2022 in News

In a victory for abortion rights organizations, a Houston-area judge granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday to block Texas’ 1925 law that criminalized abortion in the state before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling 50 years ago.

With the TRO, abortions before six weeks of pregnancy can resume for at least two weeks.

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"I’m not in favor of that, abortion to me is not an option,” Brownsville resident Rosa Saldana said. “If you get pregnant for some reason, God has a purpose in that."

Brownsville resident Kisleu Ramos expressed fear regarding Roe V. Wade being overturned last week.

"It's kind of terrifying to women because it's like we don't have our own control over our bodies,” Ramos said. “And you never know if you're going to need help, or if you have the money, or if you're mentally stable for that."

An organization that represents independent abortion providers in Texas also weighed in on the TRO.

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"We're relieved that this judge has seen to preclude criminal enforcement of these antiquated laws that we believe that have been repealed and can no longer be enforced today," Mark Hearron, senior counsel for Center For Reproductive Rights said.

Anti-abortion organization Texas Right to Life says this decision was expected.

“It's not surprising that the abortion industry would sue to stop enforcement of that pre-Roe abortion prohibition,” Texas Right to Life Senior Legislative Association Rebecca Parma said. “Not surprising, but also disappointing that this TRO has been granted."

After deciding to shut down operations last week, Whole Woman's Health - the organization that operates the Valley's only abortion clinic in McAllen - decided to open its doors again.

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"When news of the TRO spread across…we immediately began calling the patients on our waiting lists and bringing our staff and providers back into the clinics in order to resume abortion care as soon as possible,” Whole Woman’s Health CEO and President Amy Miller said in a statement.

The TRO will be in effect through the next court date on the case set for Tuesday, July 12.

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