Shannon Najmabadi
Texas Tribune
The Republican-led Legislature advanced a bill to almost immediately outlaw abortions in Texas if the U.S. Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion.
Called a “trigger” law, House Bill 1280 would take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe decision or after a court ruling or constitutional amendment gave states the authority to prohibit abortions.
The bill does not make exceptions for women at risk of suicide or self-harm, pregnant as a result of rape or incest, or in the case of severe or potentially lethal fetal abnormalities. Women who face death or a “substantial impairment of major bodily function” if an abortion is not performed are excluded from the Texas ban.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nationâs strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy
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By: Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune
Posted at 10:08 AM, May 19, 2021
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Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law one of nationâs strictest abortion measures, banning procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy
May 19, 2021
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed into a law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks â before some women know they are pregnant â and open the door for almost any private citizen to sue abortion providers and others.