<p> President Joe Biden's administration on Friday said it would ask the Supreme Court to block a ban on most abortions in Texas, in the latest stage of a national battle over reproductive rights.</p>.<p>Last month, the US Supreme Court cited procedural issues when it decided by a 5-4 vote against intervening to block the highly restrictive Texas law.</p>.<p>It did not rule on the merits of the case brought by abortion providers.</p>.<p>Biden's administration has vowed to fight the Texas ban, citing its interest in upholding Americans' constitutional rights.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/white-house-launches-plan-to-deal-with-systemic-risks-of-climate-change-1040840.html">White House launches plan to deal with 'systemic' risks of climate change </a></strong></p>.<p>At stake is the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which enshrined a woman's legal right to an abortion.</p>.<p>In a complex legal wrangle, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week effectively reinstated the ban in Texas on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.</p>.<p>"The Justice Department intends to ask the Supreme Court to vacate the Fifth Circuit's stay," department spokesman Anthony Coley said Friday.</p>.<p>The "Texas Heartbeat Act" allows members of the public to sue doctors who perform abortions or anyone who helps facilitate them, once a fetal heartbeat is detected -- usually at around six weeks.</p>.<p>They can be rewarded with $10,000 for initiating cases that lead to prosecution, prompting charges that the law encourages people to act as vigilantes.</p>.<p>The law makes no exception for victims of rape or incest.</p>.<p>If the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, every state would be free to ban or allow abortions.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p> President Joe Biden's administration on Friday said it would ask the Supreme Court to block a ban on most abortions in Texas, in the latest stage of a national battle over reproductive rights.</p>.<p>Last month, the US Supreme Court cited procedural issues when it decided by a 5-4 vote against intervening to block the highly restrictive Texas law.</p>.<p>It did not rule on the merits of the case brought by abortion providers.</p>.<p>Biden's administration has vowed to fight the Texas ban, citing its interest in upholding Americans' constitutional rights.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/white-house-launches-plan-to-deal-with-systemic-risks-of-climate-change-1040840.html">White House launches plan to deal with 'systemic' risks of climate change </a></strong></p>.<p>At stake is the landmark 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which enshrined a woman's legal right to an abortion.</p>.<p>In a complex legal wrangle, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals last week effectively reinstated the ban in Texas on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.</p>.<p>"The Justice Department intends to ask the Supreme Court to vacate the Fifth Circuit's stay," department spokesman Anthony Coley said Friday.</p>.<p>The "Texas Heartbeat Act" allows members of the public to sue doctors who perform abortions or anyone who helps facilitate them, once a fetal heartbeat is detected -- usually at around six weeks.</p>.<p>They can be rewarded with $10,000 for initiating cases that lead to prosecution, prompting charges that the law encourages people to act as vigilantes.</p>.<p>The law makes no exception for victims of rape or incest.</p>.<p>If the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, every state would be free to ban or allow abortions.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>