In response, a large group of abortion providers and funds have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the 'unconstitutional' ban on abortion after six weeks.
When Abbott signed the legislation, which goes into effect Sept. 1, at a closed-door ceremony, he said: “Our creator endowed us with the right to life and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion. In Texas, we work to save those lives. That’s exactly what the Texas Legislature did this session.”The new law allows private citizens to sue anyone they believe may have been involved in helping a pregnant person get an abortion.
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