The state reported 2,197 induced terminations of pregnancies for September of 2021, following 5,404 in August.
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The data reveals that an October study by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at the University of Texas at Austin showing that abortions fell by 50 percent in September was off by almost 10%. Another organization that opposes abortions in the state, Texas Alliance for Life, said in a recent tweet that the decline in abortions in the state “has us celebrating.”
Oral arguments at the state’s highest court are set for Feb. 24. And despite the challenges, some other states continue to pursue legislation modeled after the new Texas restrictions.
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