There’s scant evidence that money in people’s pockets is holding our economy back.
This is partisan politics at its worst. Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) May 18, 2021
The announcements took the Twittersphere by storm, with many Texas Democrat leaders and abortion rights advocates disagreeing with Abbott s actions. Dyana Limon-Mercado, executive director of Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, the political arm of Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas, told the Texas Tribune a six-week ban essentially bans abortion outright.
On the federal unemployment issue, San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro tweeted Abbott s action is partisan politics at its worst. Texas unemployment rate is still double its pre-COVID level, Castro wrote in a tweet Monday. @GovAbbott s rejection of the $300 weekly federal jobless aid will hurt over 300,000 Texans. There s scant evidence that money in people s pockets is holding our economy back.
Texas governor signs abortion bill banning procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy Timothy Bella
Replay Video UP NEXT Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday signed legislation banning abortions in the state as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, a measure slammed by critics as one of the strictest and most extreme measures in the nation and hailed by antiabortion supporters as a landmark achievement. The Texas bill known as S.B. 8, described as a “heartbeat ban” abortion measure, prohibits the procedure the moment a fetal heartbeat has been detected. By banning abortion after the six-week mark, many women in Texas who are not even aware they are pregnant will not be allowed to get the procedure done in the state. The bill, which goes into effect Sept. 1, does not include exceptions for women impregnated as a result of rape or incest, but offers a provision for medical emergencies.
By banning abortion after the six-week mark, many women in Texas who are not even aware they are pregnant will not be allowed to get the procedure done in the state.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed into a law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks â before some women know they are pregnant â and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others. editor s pick topical featured top story With heartbeat, new law sets tone for abortions
By Shannon Najmabadi
The Texas Tribune May 20, 2021
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed into a law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks â before some women know they are pregnant â and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others.