Supreme Court voids order in Texas immigrant abortion case
The court, however, declined a
The long-awaited ruling, a unanimous but unsigned five-page opinion, determined that the matter was moot because the teen, identified in court records as
Paxton praised the ruling to vacate an order, saying it could have created "a right to abortion for anyone who enters the
"The previous ruling not only cost a life but could have paved the way for extending American citizens' rights to all unlawfully present aliens with no substantial connection to this country.
Officials with the
At the
"The district court has blocked the Trump administration's cruel policy of obstructing unaccompanied immigrant minors' access to abortion while the case continues, and we won't stop until we strike it down once and for all," said
In Monday's ruling, the
Administration attorneys accused Doe's lawyers of indicating that her abortion was scheduled for
Instead, Doe's
The misdirection thwarted plans to try to block Doe's abortion with an appeal to the
Although Monday's opinion acknowledged that the
"On the one hand, all attorneys must remain aware of the principle that zealous advocacy does not displace their obligations as officers of the court," the ruling said. "On the other hand, lawyers also have ethical obligations to their clients, and not all communication breakdowns constitute misconduct."
"In protecting a woman's access to abortion, the lower courts did what they are supposed to do. And the
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