Judge agrees to consider temporarily blocking Texas abortion ban

• The DOJ argued in its emergency request that the law was passed "to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights."
• "This relief is necessary to protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas and the sovereign interest of the United States," the statement noted.

The big picture: Legal battles have been playing out across the state since the law took effect.

• A Texas state judge issued an injunction on Monday blocking anti-abortion group Texas Right for Life from enforcing the state's new law against Planned Parenthood in Texas.
• President Biden said the law "blatantly violates" the constitutional right established by the Supreme Court's 1973 decision on Roe v. Wade.
• "My administration is deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade nearly five decades ago and will protect and defend that right," he said.