Six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Texas

exas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal - Los Angeles Sentinel

The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.The post Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Texas bans most abortions, with high court mum on appeal

The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalized a half-century ago took effect Wednesday in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.If allowed to remain in force, the law, which bans most abortions, would be the strictest against abortion rights in the United States since the high court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbot…

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