Texas abortion providers ask supreme court to halt unprecedented abortion law
by Mary Tuma from on (#5NZ0R)
Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood turn to justices in final bid to block near-total ban
Texas abortion providers are asking the US supreme court to block a near-total abortion ban that allows any individual the right to sue an abortion provider who violates the extreme law, a final effort to stop the unprecedented measure from taking effect on Wednesday.
Signed into law by the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, in May, Senate bill 8 bars abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detected - typically around six weeks - and offers no exceptions for rape or incest.
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