Texas Group: Counselling and Abortion

texas group: Texas state law requires women to receive counselling 24 hours before an abortion, according to The Chronicle Herald. If the appeals court lifts the stay during a hearing Friday morning, the teen might still be able to have the procedure later Friday or on Saturday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a short ruling that still allowed the teenager to be taken to a counselling meeting with the doctor who would perform the abortion. Susan Hays, legal director for the Texas group Jane's Due Process, which helps pregnant minors obtain an abortion, said the teen was receiving counselling Thursday morning. The teen, whose name and country of origin have been withheld because she's a minor, has already received a state court order permitting her to have the abortion. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services filed an appeal Wednesday night shortly after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled in favour of the teenager. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.