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Federal Judge Has Blocked Texas Fetal Burial Law

U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra issued a permanent injunction against a law mandating the burial or cremation of fetal tissue from abortions, miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy surgery.

A federal judge in Texas blocked a law mandating the burial or cremation of fetal tissue from abortions, miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy surgery in a decision on Wednesday.

U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra issued a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the 2017 law, saying that it imposed "significant burdens on women seeking an abortion or

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