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May 17, 2021

Texas Set to Enact Draconian Abortion Ban That Would Criminalize Patients, Medical Providers
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Texas lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban all abortions about
six weeks into a pregnancy, while making anyone in Texas eligible to sue
patients, medical workers, or even a patient's family or friends who
"aid and abet" in an abortion. Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign
the so-called fetal heartbeat bill, which will face immediate court
challenges by Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.


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