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Supreme Court Denies Bid To Block Texas Abortion Law

[theepochtimes.com]

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a bid to stop Texas from banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, allowing one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. to remain in effect.

Senate Bill 8, known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, was signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May.

The law enables private citizens—except for an individual who impregnated a woman through rape or incest—to sue physicians who perform abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

It also allows for civil action to be brought against any person who allegedly aided or abetted a violation of the law. Individuals found to have violated the law would have to pay $10,000 to the person who successfully brings such a lawsuit.

The law does not provide an abortion exception for a pregnancy that’s a result of incest or rape but allows women to have an abortion for “medical emergencies.”

No freedom is more precious than life itself.

Starting today, every unborn child with a heartbeat will be protected from the ravages of abortion.

Texas will always defend the right to life.#ProLife pic.twitter.com/kmsxAqjE5C

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 1, 2021

On Wednesday, the court ruled 5-4 against providing relief to abortion and women’s health providers who filed an injunction barring enforcement of the ban on Monday, while litigation continues in their lawsuit challenging its constitutionality.

The court declined to block enforcement of the law over the objection of three liberal associate justices and Chief Justice John Roberts.

KeithThroop 9 Sep 2
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