TX Legislature Approves New "Heartbeat Bill" Abortion Ban
Texas lawmakers have finally rubber-stamped Senate Bill 8, a set of controversial new abortion regulations that would effectively ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing people to sue abortion providers as well as anyone who helped someone get an abortion after a “heartbeat” is detected in a fetus. The state Senate approved an amendment to SB 8 on Thursday added by the Texas House which forbids rapists from suing anyone connected to an abortion carried out by their victim, the last step needed to send the bill to to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Abbott has said he intends to s...