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United States v. Texas, 595 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case that involved the Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8 or SB8, a state law that bans abortion once a "fetal heartbeat" [a] is detected, typically six weeks into pregnancy. A unique feature of the Act, and challenges to it, is the delegation of ...
A Texas state judge ruled a pregnant woman who recently filed a lawsuit against the state can legally terminate her pregnancy after learning her unborn baby has a fatal genetic condition and her ...
Before the Texas Supreme Court last week, an attorney with the state’s attorney general office argued the law was clear and that if women with life-threatening medical issues were not receiving ...
The Texas Heartbeat Act contains twelve sections. [55] Although the Act is best known for its provisions that outlaw abortion after cardiac activity has been detected, and that authorize private lawsuits against those who violate the Act, the Act includes other provisions that further restrict abortion and deter litigants from challenging abortion laws in court. [56]
Kate Cox, a Texas woman who had to ask a judge to end a pregnancy after discovering her child had an almost always fatal genetic condition, is a reminder of the priorities of state abortion laws ...
The Texas Heartbeat Act, also referred to as Senate Bill 8 or SB 8 for short, [6] is a law enacted by the Republican majorities in the 87th Texas Legislature during its regular session that prohibits abortion, including in cases of rape and incest, 6 weeks into a woman's pregnancy.
Still, Senate Bill 8 does not apply to women who have abortions, only to providers or people who help women get abortions. "Under this law, you cannot sue someone who received an abortion," The ...
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who underwent a failed sterilization procedure is not entitled to damages for the birth of a healthy child.