AUSTIN — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals may have ruled that Texas should be allowed to enforce a new law requiring doctors to conduct a sonogram before performing an abortion, but that doesn’t mean the law will be enforced anytime soon.

At issue is how much the state can control what a doctor tells a patient. The law’s supporters, most of whom oppose abortion rights, say the law is necessary to make sure a woman fully understands what an abortion entails.

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