Texas’ 6-week abortion ban law goes into effect after the Supreme Court fails to intervene
A controversial Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect at midnight on Wednesday after the Supreme Court failed to issue a ruling on pending emergency requests from abortion providers, after Texas joined around a dozen states in signing into law abortion restrictions known as “heartbeat bills” in recent years.... [+]The law—one of the nation’s most restrictive—bans nearly all abortions before many people know they are pregnant.
Unlike other abortion restrictions, the Texas law authorizes private citizens to bring civil suits against abortion providers and anyone who facilitates an abortion in violation of the ban. The Supreme Court could still grant a request from abortion providers to halt the law but it is yet to comment on the issue.Around 85% to 90% of people who obtain abortions in the state are at least six weeks into their pregnancy,
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