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A federal appeals court upheld a Texas law banning an abortion method commonly used by doctors for ending second-trimester pregnancies.

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 10:37 PM EST

At issue is a Texas law that was passed in 2017 but not yet in effect because of legal battles. The law, known as Senate Bill 8, prohibits a dilation and evacuation abortion method, and requires doctors to use alternative abortion methods, according to Wednesday's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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