Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law

The Supreme Court in Washington (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The Biden administration is asking the US Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure’s validity plays out in the courts.

The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.