The judge took exception to what he called an 'unprecedented and aggressive scheme' to deprive women of their right to choose.
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the enforcement of a near total ban on abortion in the state, calling the law"flagrantly unconstitutional".
It has reframed national debate about whether abortion will remain legal and been widely condemned by women's rights activists who say it is sweeping away decades of progress.
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