Texas Senate advances bill that would outlaw abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned
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A protester holds up a sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the morning the court takes up a major abortion case focusing on whether a Texas law that imposes strict regulations on abortion doctors and clinic buildings interferes with the constitutional right of a woman to end her pregnancy, in Washington March 2, 2016.
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The Republican-led Legislature advanced a bill to almost immediately outlaw abortions in Texas if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion.
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Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a fetal heartbeat law on Wednesday that includes an interesting twist or two. The bill bans abortion the moment a fetal heartbeat is detected. This can be as early as six weeks and often before many women even realize they are pregnant. The new law is set to go into effect on September 1. Legal challenges are all but guaranteed.
The new law is either landmark legislation in protecting the lives of the unborn or it is draconian in nature and offers the most extreme restrictions in the country, depending on your thoughts on abortion. There is a provision in the law that allows private citizens to file civil lawsuits against abortion providers as well as those who “aid or abet” the procedure in violation of the ban. There are exceptions in the new law – only for medical emergencies. Pregnancies that resulted from cases of rape or incest are not deemed as exceptions. And, “One amendment prevents a person who impregnated an
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation Wednesday that abortion opponents call a milestone measure to protect life while advocates decry it as one of the most extreme restrictions in the country and vow to continue fighting it in court. The bill from Mineola Republican state Sen. Bryan Hughes sets
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