Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas
… has gone into effect, despite legal efforts to block it
… near-total abortion ban in Texas
… any private citizen to sue an abortion provider who violates the law
… could eventually shutter most clinics in the state
… bars abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, which is around six weeks
… an appeal to the US supreme court by Tuesday did not succeed [ Court voted 5-4 to deny emergency appeal ]
… a dozen other states have passed similar so-called “heartbeat” bills, they have all been blocked by the courts
… Joe Biden condemned the new law and reaffirmed the White House’s support for abortion rights
… an abortion-seeking patient must travel at least 100 miles
Law SB8
Joe Biden on Texas Law SB8
