Attorney General Merrick Garland (C) speaks as Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (L) and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta (R) listen during a news conference to announce a civil enforcement action at the Department of Justice on September 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. Attorney General Garland said the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against the state of Texas over the state’s restrictive law to ban almost all abortions. Photo: Getty Images