Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban Officially Takes Effect
The controversial Texas law that blocks abortions at six weeks went into effect early this Wednesday morning. The move came after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to rule on pending emergency requests brought by abortion providers.
On Monday, the Supreme Court received an emergency appeal to prevent the law from taking effect, but has, so far, done nothing, according to a tweet by ACLU.
“The Supreme Court has not responded to our emergency request to block Texas’ radical new 6-week abortion ban, SB8. The law now takes effect. Access to almost all abortion has just been cut off for millions of people. The impact will be immediate and devastating,” ACLU tweeted. “The law bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy — before many people even know they’re pregnant. The result is that many Texans will be forced to carry pregnancies against their will.”
As we previously reported, the law — Senate Bill 8, which is among the strictest in the nation, also authorizes private citizens to sue anyone who helps a woman obtain abortion services and in turn receive at least $10,000 in damages per instance.
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