A Texas judge ruled abortions are legal when pregnancies threaten the health of the mother, siding with women who sued over being denied care. Within hours, the state blocked the ruling.

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Attorney Molly Duane, center, stands with several of the plaintiffs in her case as she speaks to the media outside the Travis County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. — Molly Duane, the senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, stands with several of the plaintiffs in her case as she speaks to the media outside the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas.
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A judge sided with women who were denied abortions in the first case of its kind since Roe v. Wade's overturn.
The Texas judge ruled abortions are legal in dangerous pregnancies or cases of fetal anomalies.
The state immediately appealed the judge's decision, blocking her injunction.

A Texas judge ruled in favor of women who had been denied abortions amid medically dangerous pregnancies. Then, the state of Texas stepped in, effectively blocking the judge's ruling through an appeal.