News Federal judge blocks Texas restrictive abortion law, says women faced ‘irreparable harm’ October 6, 2021October 6, 2021Madlin Mekelburg and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY NETWORKComments Off on Federal judge blocks Texas restrictive abortion law, says women faced ‘irreparable harm’ A federal judge in Austin issued an injunction Wednesday night that blocked Texas from enforcing a state law that bans most abortions,