The US government under President Joe Biden will ask the Supreme Court to block the controversial Texas abortion law.

The New York Times reported on Friday.

A spokesman for the Justice Department said in Washington on Friday that the attempt will continue to be made to reverse the law.

Last week, a Texas appeals court temporarily reinstated the law after a judge in Texas had previously suspended the law, upholding a lawsuit brought by US President Joe Biden's government.

The so-called Heartbeat Act, which bans most abortions in Texas, has been in force since the beginning of September.

It prohibits abortion once the fetus's heartbeat has been determined.

This can be the case as early as the sixth week of pregnancy.

Many women do not yet know that they are pregnant at this point.

According to the CDC, an estimated 65 percent of abortions are performed in the first eight weeks and 91 percent in the first 13 weeks after fertilization.

The Texan law thus declares a large number of abortions to be actually illegal.

Exceptions for rape of adults or minors are not provided.

The peculiarity of the new law, however, lies in its enforcement.

It stipulates that the state does not identify and sanction the doctors or medical workers who perform abortions.

Instead, it stipulates that private individuals can file civil lawsuits against the medical professionals as soon as they become aware of abortions and are offended by it.

It is irrelevant whether or not citizens who file the complaint are related to the pregnant person.