one month since the supreme court declined to intervene to stop the law from taking effect. the law bans abortions after about six weeks, for the men in the audience that sounds like what texas republicans want you to think it is. six weeks into pregnancy, the way pregnancy works, however, no surprise to women in the audience, six weeks is well before many women know they re pregnant and this ridiculous texas law empowers everyday citizens to sue anyone who assists a woman in getting an abortion after six weeks. the incentive is a $10,000 reward. the justice department sued texas last month to stop the enforcement of the law and in their emergency motion to block the law shared personal stories how the law has had an impact on women in texas. the justice department writes one minor who was raped by a family member traveled eight hours there galveston to oklahoma to get an abortion. another patient facing violence at the hands of her husband is
dollar reward. the justice department sued texas last month to stop the enforcement of the law, and in their emergency motion to block the law shared personal stories of how the law has had an impact on women in texas. the justice department writes, quote, one miner, who was right by a family member, traveled from traveled eight hours from galveston, to oklahoma to get an abortion. another patient facing violence at the hands of her husband s discreetly attempting to leave texas without her husband finding out and is desperate and selling personal items to script together the funds needed for an out of state abortion. today, a federal judge in texas held a three-hour hearing to hear arguments on the government s motion to stop the law. justice department lawyers laid out the cruelty of the law saying, quote, a state may not ban abortions at six weeks. texas knew this, but it wanted a six-week ban anyway, so the state resorted to an unprecedented scheme of vigilante justice that was d