Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban.
Kathaleen Pittman, director of the Hope Medical Clinic for Women in Shreveport, as well as abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates, spoke about the case on admitting privileges in the state.
However, the appeals court allowed the procedure to go ahead if delays would place the pregnancy beyond the 22-week state cutoff for abortions.
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