U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state's new restrictive abortion law. TPRNews
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake ofThe state law effectively bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
"The department has consistently obtained criminal and civil remedies for violations of the FACE Act since it was signed into law in 1994, and it will continue to do so now," it added. Critics also condemned the law for deputizing private citizens to sue anyone who performs an abortion or “aids and abets” a procedure.
Senate Bill 8 was often called the “heartbeat bill” by supporters because it outlaws abortions after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus. The San Antonio Coalition For Life said it will continue to offer “sidewalk counseling” to women outside three local abortion clinics to provide information about the law.
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