Groups favoring right to abortion ask high court to halt Texas law

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Groups favoring right to abortion ask high court to halt Texas law

By Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Groups opposed to new restrictions on abortion in Texas filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Monday to halt part of a law that prompted a dozen clinics in the state to stop performing the procedure. The move is the latest step in a legal battle between the Republican-dominated state government of Texas and supporters of the right to abortion over the law that imposes some of the toughest restrictions in the United States. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave attorneys for the state of Texas until November 12 to respond to the emergency request to halt a key provision in the law, according to court documents. One of the women whose abortion appointment was canceled was Marni Evans, an independent consultant in Austin, Texas.

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