US EditionTexas state Senate passes bill allowing people to sue makers, providers of abortion pills
- The Texas Senate approved House Bill 7 on Wednesday to let private citizens sue anyone who manufactures, mails, or provides abortion pills to Texas residents.
- This bill follows the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and rising use of abortion pills despite Texas already banning the medication.
- The law sets a $100,000 damages award for successful lawsuits but bars suing women who take the pills and protects their identities from public disclosure.
- Supporters call HB 7 a key enforcement tool and Texas Right to Life hailed it as the strongest pro-life law, while critics warn it promotes vigilantism and chills medical decisions.
- The bill advanced to Governor Greg Abbott's desk and is expected to face legal challenges over its extraterritorial reach and broad enforcement provisions.
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Texas passes bill allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers
Texas lawmakers approved a measure that would let private citizens file lawsuits against those who manufacture, distribute or ship abortion-inducing drugs. The proposal passed the Senate 17–8 and now goes to Gov. Greg Abbott, expected to sign it into law. Under House Bill 7, successful plaintiffs could collect no less than $100,000 for each violation. The measure exempts pregnant women themselves from liability and allows exceptions in cases inv…
Once enacted, the law will allow any citizen, without even being a party, to sue any person facilitating the delivery of the pill in that State which prohibits abortion.
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The Senate of Texas, with a Republican majority, passed on Wednesday a bill allowing citizens to sue anyone who facilitates the delivery of the abortive pill in this conservative US state, where abortion is widely prohibited.
Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers
Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved letting private citizens sue abortion pill manufacturers, doctors and anyone who mails the medication, setting the state up to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method.
Texas lawmakers pass bill that curbs mailing of abortion pills into the state
The Texas state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would allow private citizens to sue physicians and distributors who mail abortion pills into the state. The measure now goes to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law. The legislation, which was approved with an 18-9 vote, also prohibits the manufacturing of abortion drugs in Texas.It would be the first law of its kind in the country and is part of the ongoing ef…
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Crack Down on Mail-Order Abortion Pills
The Texas State Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would crack down on mail-order abortion medications, allowing ordinary people to sue providers, distributors and manufacturers for damages. The bill, which passed 17-8, now heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott, an anti-abortion Republican, who is expected to sign it into law. It would allow residents unconnected to a pregnant woman to sue medical providers, pharmaceutical companies and cour…
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