A federal judge suspended Texas’ restrictive abortion law that banned most abortions in the state on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.   

The Biden administration argued that the state’s law, which banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat was detected, was unconstitutional. A heartbeat is usually detected around six weeks, which is before most women know they’re pregnant.   

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“A state may not ban abortions at six weeks. Texas knew this, but it wanted a six-week ban anyway, so the state resorted to an unprecedented scheme of vigilante justice that was designed to scare abortion providers and others who might help women exercise their constitutional rights,” Justice Department attorney Brian Netter told the federal court last week.   

According to AP, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ordered the suspension, but state officials will most likely seek an appeal from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which allowed the law to remain in effect.   

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