On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to the pro-choice community when it ruled against a coalition of abortion clinics in a high-profile case involving the state's heartbeat abortion ban.

A pro-choice coalition led by Whole Woman's Health had sued the four government officials, hoping to block enforcement of the law.

"We conclude that Texas law does not authorize the state-agency executives to enforce the Act's requirements, either directly or indirectly," the Texas Supreme Court opinion said.

The law's text says it "may be enforced by a private civil action, that no state official may bring or participate as a party in any such action, that such an action is the exclusive means to enforce the requirements, and that these restrictions apply notwithstanding any other law," the decision said.

"Based on these provisions, we conclude that Texas law does not grant the state-agency executives named as defendants in this case any authority to enforce the Act's requirements, either directly or indirectly," the opinion said.

The lawsuit was a last-gasp attempt by opponents to block the law, which the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block. The U.S. Supreme Court last December gave the green light for abortion providers to continue their lawsuit against the four employees.