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Texas first enacted Senate Bill 8, a six-week abortion ban, in September 2021, nine months before the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the right to an abortion established in Roe v. Wade.
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]
The Texas Legislature this week advanced the bill, called Senate Bill 4, which would limit access to medication abortions for many.
Infant deaths in Texas rose by nearly 13% the year after SB8 was passed, from 1,985 in 2021 to 2,240 in 2022. During that same period, infant deaths rose by about 2% nationwide.
The Texas bill makes no exceptions for rape, incest or fetal abnormalities, though it does allow abortions in certain medical emergencies. Before SB 8, abortion was legal until 20 weeks into ...
Texans on both sides who gave testimony at the meeting agreed that confusion over the state's near-total abortion ban has left doctors terrified. 'Confused and frightened': Texas Medical Board ...
Breaking months of silence, the Texas Medical Board next week will begin a 30-day rulemaking process to craft guidance around legal exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban during its ...
While attempts to criminalize abortion generally focus on the doctor, Texas state Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R) introduced a bill in 2017 and 2019 that may enable the death penalty in Texas for women who have abortions, [57] and the Ohio legislature considered a similar bill in 2018. [58]