Texas lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban all abortions about six weeks into a pregnancy, while making anyone in Texas eligible to sue patients, medical workers, or even a patient’s family or friends who “aid and abet” in an abortion. Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign the so-called fetal heartbeat bill, which will face immediate court challenges by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.
Texas Set to Enact Draconian Abortion Ban That Would Criminalize Patients, Medical Providers
HeadlineMay 17, 2021