A judge in Texas has prevented the anti-abortion organization Texas Life Rights and its associates from suing Planned Parenthood clinic workers under the following excuses The country’s new strict anti-abortion law, Also known as Senate Act 8 (SB 8).
“The court held that SB 8 caused possible, irreparable and imminent harm during this period. If the plaintiff, their doctors and staff are subject to private enforcement, the plaintiffs and their doctors, staff and staff across Texas The patients do not have sufficient legal remedies to file a lawsuit against them under SB 8,” Judge Maya Guerra Gamble wrote in her decision on Friday.
Her ruling only involves litigants and will not prevent the new law from taking effect in other ways. Hill Report.
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Nevertheless, the Family Planning Organization praised the ruling. Helene Krasnoff, vice president of public policy litigation at the Planned Parenthood Association, said that the ruling provides protection for its Texas employees, who continue to “provide care to the best of their ability within the law, while at the same time Face surveillance, harassment and threats from volunteer police officers who are eager to stop them.” And the law, said in a statement.
In response to Judge Gamble’s ruling, Elizabeth Graham, vice president of Texas Life Rights, said: “This lawsuit will not stop Texas Life Rights’ work… Planned Parenthood can continue to sue us , But the Texas right to life will never back down to protect pregnant women and premature babies from abortion.”
New Texas law Authorize private citizens to sue Anyone who “helps or abets” an abortion. These helpers and instigators may include any health care workers, drivers, or sponsors who assist pregnant women with abortions.Any ordinary citizen who successfully prosecutes is The right to receive a reward of at least $10,000 From the person being sued.
Although some family planning agencies in the state stated that they plan to continue to provide abortion services that comply with the new law, other agencies immediately stopped providing such services after the law took effect.
In 2013, abortion services accounted for 12% of family planning and reproductive health services. Washington post Report.
On Friday, right to life in Texas faced another challenge after its web hosting service GoDaddy. Started the organization’s website Violation of its terms of service.
The prolifewhistleblower.com website allows people to leave anonymous tips to report doctors, clinics, or other individuals who may help women have abortions after detecting a fetal heartbeat.
GoDaddy’s policy prohibits websites from “collecting or obtaining” information about persons or “infringing on the privacy of any other person or entity” without the user’s consent. It told the organization that it has 24 hours to find a new home.
Texas Right to Life said it has found a new web hosting service. It expects that its website will be back online within 24 to 48 hours.
Weekly newspaper The right to life in Texas was contacted for comment.
