Yesterday brought an encouraging victory in the ongoing legal battle over the Texas Heartbeat Act (SB 8). The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to expeditiously consider two lawsuits challenging SB 8 brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Oral arguments are set for November 1.  Importantly, a majority of the Justices rejected the DOJ's emergency request to block enforcement of the Heartbeat Act in the interim.

There have been dramatic developments over the past two days in the ongoing legal challenge of the Texas Heartbeat Act (SB 8) by the U.S. Department of Justice. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice vowed to seek intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court to block enforcement of SB 8. The DOJ's revelation yesterday was in immediate response to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals order this past Thursday evening. That Fifth Circuit order extended its previous order last week that swiftly halted Federal District Court Judge Robert Pitman's injunction blocking enforcement of SB 8 on constitutional grounds.

Last evening, the Fifth Circuit stayed Pitman's ruling to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. A 3-judge panel consisting of Fifth Circuit Justices Catharina Haynes, James Ho and Carl Stewart ordered in their two-paragraph ruling that the injunction be halted. SB 8 is now again in effect and unborn babies with a detectable heartbeat, usually at six weeks of a pregnancy, are protected. The U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of Plaintiff the United States of America has until 5:00 PM this Tuesday, October 12, 2021, to respond.

Last evening, Federal District Court Judge Robert Pitman granted an injunction in response to the Biden administration's petition to block enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act, SB 8. This latest legal development comes as no surprise as the U.S. Department of Justice, Planned Parenthood and other abortion advocates relentlessly fight and apoplectically scramble to do everything in their power to bring down the Texas Heartbeat Act. 

Friday, September 24, was a dark day we never dreamed we would witness in the United States of America. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (WHPA), arguably the most radically extreme abortion law ever passed by a legislative body anywhere in the world that goes well beyond the judicial abortion rights provided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade.

Council for Life President Lee Anne Morris and Chief Operating Officer Suzanne Everbach were honored to be featured guests on Point of View, a daily live, nationwide talk radio program hosted by Kerby Anderson. Kerby interviewed Lee Anne and Suzanne about Council for Life and the Texas Heartbeat Act.