Texas Abortion Law

Last September, just days after the new Texas abortion law known as SB 8 went into effect

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A trigger law making abortion illegal would take effect 30 days after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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Abortion remains legal in Texas up to six weeks of pregnancy.

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Already, the state has the most stringent abortion law in the country.

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The Supreme Court is considering a Mississippi case that could overturn Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old decision that establishes a constitutional right to abortion.

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For the time being, the draft decision has no bearing on Texas' abortion and reproductive health care laws.

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Senate Bill 8, which prohibits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, was passed by the legislature.

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