Today marks one year since Senate Bill 8, a ban restricting abortion at about five to six weeks’ gestation, was enacted in Texas. Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi and Dr. Whitney Arey shared their research at Texas Policy Evaluation Project with Rewire News Group, highlighting the implications of abortion bans on providers… read more
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“What is the Texas abortion trigger ban?”
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… read more
“New Texas Law Increasing Penalties for Abortion Providers Goes Into Effect August 25”
Elenore Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune warns Texan abortion providers of the laws going into effect August 25. The article outlines the severity of penalties for abortion providers, stating how it is possible to be sentenced to life in prison for performing an abortion. Full article at The Texas Tribune.