Published 3 years ago

Texas sued over law that lets citizens enforce 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban

Summary by Ground News

A dozen states have passed laws banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. But the Texas law, set to take effect in September, goes further by incentivizing private citizens to help enforce the ban. Even religious leaders who counsel a pregnant woman considering an abortion could be liable.

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Yahoo News

Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law allowing citizens to sue providers

Unlike other states' laws, Texas' ban would be enforced through private citizens' lawsuits against abortion providers, not by the state government.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reuters

Abortion rights advocates sue Texas over 6-week abortion ban

(Adds dropped word in paragraph 11) By Gabriella Borter - Several abortion rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in Texas on Tuesday seeking to block a new state law banning abortion after six weeks and enabling individuals to sue anyone who assists a woman in getting an abortion past that point. The lawsuit contends the Texas law violates a woman's constitutional right to get an

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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abc News

Lawsuit challenges Texas law banning abortion after 6 weeks

A coalition of abortion providers and advocates are challenging in court a Texas law empowering private citizens to sue anyone helping a woman get an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

Texas law deputizes citizens to enforce heartbeat abortion ban

Activist Amy Hagstrom Miller speaks about a recently passed Texas law that would allow private citizens to sue individuals thought to have assisted in violating the state's heartbeat ban abortion bill, barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal heartbeat.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

Lawsuit Challenges Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A coalition of abortion providers and advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Texas law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion.In addition to asking the U.S. district court in Austin to overturn the law, the plaintiffs asked for an injunction that would stop it from taking effect in September.The law would ban abortion in the nation’s second-biggest state after six…

3 years ago·United States

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