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The Texas Legislature banned abortion care as early as five weeks into pregnancy in September 2021, nearly a year before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — the case that protected a ...
Abortion in Texas is illegal in most cases. [1] There are nominally exceptions to save the mother's life, or prevent "substantial impairment of major bodily function", but the law on abortion in Texas is written in such an ambiguous way that life-threatening or harmful pregnancies do not explicitly constitute an exception.
The Texas Heartbeat Act contains twelve sections. [55] Although the Act is best known for its provisions that outlaw abortion after cardiac activity has been detected, and that authorize private lawsuits against those who violate the Act, the Act includes other provisions that further restrict abortion and deter litigants from challenging abortion laws in court. [56]
Lawmakers passed Texas Senate Bill 8, ... abortion up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. ... days or younger and infants up to 12 months old. Infant deaths in Texas rose by nearly 13% the year after SB8 ...
SB5 was revived as the new House Bill 2 (HB2), and which passed by July 10, 2013, by a 96–49 margin and sent the measure to the Texas Senate. [8] The Senate passed the bill on July 13, 2013, with a bipartisan vote with a 19–11 margin. [27] [28] [29] The bill was signed into law by Perry on July 18, 2013. [30]
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday to let her have an abortion, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v.
Because she lived in Texas, Brandt had to furtively cross state lines in order to receive abortion care at 14 weeks pregnant. “It was all hush-hush, very secretive,” she says now.
The Texas Heartbeat Act, also referred to as Senate Bill 8 or SB 8 for short, [6] is a law enacted by the Republican majorities in the 87th Texas Legislature during its regular session that prohibits abortion, including in cases of rape and incest, 6 weeks into a woman's pregnancy. [1] [7] [8]