House Oversight Cmte. to hold a hearing on Sept. 30 to examine states' efforts to restrict abortion access, Democrats on the committee say.
that prohibits abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually at around six weeks of pregnancy.
The Texas law bars state officials from enforcing the ban. Instead, it allows individuals to sue abortion providers or anyone who may have helped someone get an abortion after the limit and seek financial damages of at least $10,000 per defendant.in early December. The justices will consider the legality of the state's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Witnesses at the Oversight Committee hearing include Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, a Texas-based OB-GYN, and Maleeha Aziz, a community organizer at the Texas Equal Access Fund. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, Rep. Barbara Lee of California, Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, and Rep. Judy Chu of California will also testify. Bush, Lee and Jayapal — who have had an abortion — will share their abortion story in an effort, Bush says, to"build a more nurturing world that supports all people and stops shaming and stigmatizing abortion care."
"I believe health care and economic prosperity must be guaranteed to all. Because I believe that abortion care is a human right. Because I believe we must finally pave the way to achieve true reproductive justice," she said.
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