Judge says Affordable Care Act may remain law while her decision declaring it unconstitutional is being appealed

The federal judge who struck down the Affordable Care Act earlier this month issued an order suspending his earlier ruling on Sunday while Case was being appealed. [19659007] In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Texas, Judge Reed O. Connor suspended a December 14 ruling declaring the signing of President Barack Obama's health care law unconstitutional, stating that " many ordinary Americans "would face" great uncertainty "as the case unfolds until the end. federal court.

O & # 39; Connor made his previous decision after agreeing with a Texas-led coalition of Republican-led states.

In February, these states filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that the law could no longer be suspended without an individual warrant – nor the punishment for the Americans not having purchased insurance. e. Congress canceled this mandate in 2017.

An opposing coalition of states with a democratic tendency, led by California, defended the law in federal court.

"We have always said that we are going to protect America's health care system and make it clear that #ACA is the law of the land," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Twitter after his order was made Sunday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement that his state was eager to defend O Connor's earlier decision.

"We have no complaints about the stay of the court of instance, which offers states the opportunity to develop plans to meet the health care needs of their residents for the day when this decision will finally be made. confirmed, "said Paxton