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December 10, 2021

Texas Court Finds Abortion Ban Unconstitutional, But Stops Short of Injunction
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A court in Texas has ruled against part of the state's near-total ban on
abortions but stopped short of issuing an injunction that would block
its enforcement. The law, known as S.B. 8, allows private citizens -
anywhere in the United States - to sue healthcare workers and others for
facilitating an abortion in Texas. Those who succeed win a $10,000
"bounty." A state judge in Austin ruled Thursday the law violates the
Texas Constitution, but will allow it to remain in effect while
proponents appeal the ruling. 


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