Planned Parenthood files lawsuit against Texas’ extreme abortion ban

Groups in the lawsuit, including doctors, health clinic staff and clergy members, say SB8 violates Texans' constitutional rights

In a highly anticipated move, Texas abortion providers filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the state's draconian six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 that would empower private citizens to enforce the law.

The Texas legislature's well-documented hostility to the rights of pregnant people has gone to a new extreme," reads the lawsuit, filed by groups including Whole Woman's Health and Planned Parenthood, along with abortion support fund groups, doctors, health clinic staff, and clergy members. Senate Bill 8 flagrantly violates the constitutional rights of Texans seeking abortion and upends the rule of law in service of an anti-abortion agenda."