Today, the Texas trigger ban goes into effect. This law prohibits a person from knowingly performing, inducing, or attempting an abortion on another person. While abortion is already not available in Texas, the law also adds a set of criminal penalties:
• A person who knowingly performs or induces an abortion commits a first-degree felony, punishable by 5 years to life in prison and at least $100,000.
• A person who attempts an abortion commits a second-degree felony, punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison.
Read more about this ban, and others, in effect in Texas in our legal brief, “After Roe – Criminal Abortion Bans in Texas.”