A federal appeals court late Friday allowed a Texas law banning most abortions to be enforced, suspending a lower court ruling from two days before that had blocked the measure. Attorneys for Texas filed an appeal with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier Friday, asking the court to take action "as soon as possible" to ensure that the state is not "held in contempt for the actions of third parties it cannot and does not control." Friday's action by the 5th Circuit is temporary and stands while the court considers whether to grant a longer stay.

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