( CNN ) -- The next stop in a legal battle over a controversial new abortion law in Texas could be the U.S. Supreme Court . On Monday abortion-rights groups filed an emergency motion asking the Supreme Court to block Texas from enforcing part of the law , which is considered among the most restrictive in the country . Justice Antonin Scalia has given the state until November 12 to respond , according to court documents . The motion comes four days after a federal appeals court reinstated a key part of the law -- a provision that requires doctors to obtain admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic at which they 're providing abortion services . The appeals court 's decision allowed that provision to remain in place , but Monday 's motion asks the Supreme Court to overturn that ruling . Since the decision , more than a third of centers that had provided abortions in Texas have stopped providing abortions , Louise Melling , a deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union , told reporters in a conference call Monday . `` A dozen abortion providers were forced to cancel appointments immediately , '' said Kenneth Lambrecht , director and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas . `` Our patients are scared , some are angry , some have said they do n't know how they 're going to make the long trip to the next closest provider . '' Marni Evans , 37 , a freelance consultant , told reporters she is now considering flying to Seattle for an abortion after her appointment in Austin , Texas , was canceled . She said she and her fiance decided to pursue an abortion for financial reasons . `` We can barely afford our own health care , let alone a child , she said . `` After a lot of soul searching , we decided we want to start a family someday , but we just ca n't do it right now . Because of last Thursday 's ruling , that decision has been taken out of our hands . '' A Planned Parenthood lawsuit against the state over the law is still pending . The suit -- filed in U.S. District Court in Austin on behalf of more than a dozen women 's health care providers across Texas -- alleges that the abortion law violates the constitutional rights of women and puts unreasonable demands on doctors who perform abortions . The bill originally failed to gain approval because of a Democratic filibuster led by state Sen. Wendy Davis . Gov . Rick Perry then called the Legislature into a second special session to continue consideration of the bill . Perry cheered last week 's appeals court ruling . `` Today 's decision affirms our right to protect both the unborn and the health of the women of Texas , '' he said in a statement last week . `` We will continue doing everything we can to protect a culture of life in our state . '' CNN 's Dana Ford and Cristy Lenz contributed to this report .
Gay - rights groups asked the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the law . They say that a ruling has led to the cancellation of abortion appointments . Justice Antonin Scalia gave the state until November 12 to respond . The bill originally failed to gain passage because of a Democratic filibuster .