TX Gov. Greg Abbott
Signed the 2021 anti-choice bill SB8 into law.
The bill allows any person to sue someone who provides abortion care after six weeks and incentivizes this process by offering pay-outs of at least $10,000 if a defendant is proven guilty. The bill was engineered to skirt legal restrictions coming from a result of the Roe v. Wade decision.
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TX State Sen. Bryan Hughes
Introduced the 2021 anti-choice bill SB8 into the Texas Senate.
The bill allows any person to sue someone who provides abortion care after six weeks and incentivizes this process by offering pay-outs of at least $10,000 if a defendant is proven guilty. The bill was engineered to skirt legal restrictions coming from a result of the Roe v. Wade decision.
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TX State Rep. Shelby Slawson
Introduced the 2021 anti-choice bill SB8 into the Texas House..
The bill allows any person to sue someone who provides abortion care after six weeks and incentivizes this process by offering pay-outs of at least $10,000 if a defendant is proven guilty. The bill was engineered to skirt legal restrictions coming from a result of the Roe v. Wade decision.
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