Appeals court sides with illegal immigrant teen seeking abortion

Published October 24, 2017 7:25pm ET



A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with an illegal immigrant teenager in her effort to obtain an abortion while being held in U.S. custody in Texas.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the pregnant teenager, contrary to a three-judge panel decision from the court last week.

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