The Department of Justice filed an emergency motion on the grounds that SB8 is unconstitutional.
The number of unintended pregnancies that occur each year might shock you.
In May, the law, officially recognized as SB 8, was signed off on by Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas' controversial 6-week abortion ban went into effect on Wednesday after the Supreme court and federal appeals failed to come to an agreement on the emergency requests presented by abortion providers