Texas A.G. Paxton Responds to Travis County TRO
December 08, 2023
December 08, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
The Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas' abortion laws.
This includes first degree felony prosecutions, Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 170A.004, and civil penalties of not . . .
The Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas' abortion laws.
This includes first degree felony prosecutions, Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 170A.004, and civil penalties of not . . .