Published 3 years ago

Six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Texas

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SB8 also allows lawsuits against people who intend to perform abortion or aid or abet abortion. The law specifies that any court ruling that any part of SB8 is unconstitutional is temporary and can be overruled as soon as a friendlier court comes along. People can bring suits up to FOUR YEARS later.

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Times of India

Near-total abortion ban takes effect in Texas as Supreme Court silent

A new law that effectively bans most abortions went into force in the southern US state of Texas on Wednesday, as the conservative-leaning Supreme Court failed to respond to an emergency request to block it. President Joe Biden vowed to defend abortion rights after the law known as the "Texas Heartbeat Act," the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country, took effect. The bill bans abortions after six weeks -- before many women even kn…

3 years ago·India

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BBC News

Texas abortion law: What women make of six-week abortion ban

As clinics abruptly halt abortion services due to the new law, anti-abortion activists celebrate.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect, with high court mum

A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in the United States since the high court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion across the country in 1973. The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, would prohi…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas

US supreme court fails to act to block near-total ban that allows private citizens to sue abortion providers

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Texas six-week abortion ban takes effect, with high court mum

The Texas law would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually around six weeks and before most women even know they’re pregnant.

3 years ago·India

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CTV News

Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect, with high court mum

A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.

3 years ago·Canada

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