US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law banning most abortions

Name: US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law banning most abortions
Uploaded: 2021-09-02T14:24:05+00:00
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Description: A new law that effectively bans most abortions went into force in the southern US state of Texas on Wednesday, as the conservative-leaning Supreme Court failed to respond to an emergency request to block it. President Joe Biden vowed to defend abortion rights after the law known as the "Texas Heartbeat Act," the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country, took effect.

Issued on: 02/09/2021 - 16:24

Video by: Camille NEDELEC

A new law that effectively bans most abortions went into force in the southern US state of Texas on Wednesday, as the conservative-leaning Supreme Court failed to respond to an emergency request to block it. President Joe Biden vowed to defend abortion rights after the law known as the "Texas Heartbeat Act," the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country, took effect.