A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, ruled Friday that the Affordable Care Act, specifically its individual mandate, is unconstitutional.
Dec. 15 (UPI) — A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, ruled Friday that the Affordable Care Act, specifically its individual mandate requiring Americans to get health insurance, is unconstitutional.
District Court Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision paves the way for an appeal, at first likely at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, but then possibly to the Supreme Court, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported .
O’Connor wrote that the “individual mandate is unconstitutional” and is “inseverable” from the rest of the Affordable Care Act, the sweeping 2010 healthcare law commonly called Obamacare.
