SCOTUS Allows Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban To Take Effect “The Supreme Court chose not to block Texas’s new abortion law -- and clinics are already turning people away.”
, a Texas law banning abortions at 6 weeks has been allowed to go into effect, marking a monumental shift in abortion rights in the country, the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the 1970s.. It becomes one of the strictest abortion laws in the country, and will be enforced in Texas while a legal challenge continues to play out in lower courts.
One of the most shocking and cruel parts of the law is that it’s not up to law enforcement or government officials to enforce it. That burden falls on private individuals in Texas, who are asked to bring lawsuits against abortion providers who they think are violating the ban and ask for monetary compensation for suing. The private citizens don’t even need any type of connection to the person they are suing.
The Supreme Court is already set to hear a challenge on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban when it returns to session in October. With the addition of this new Texas law to the docket, the stage is set for 2022 to be a major year for abortion rights — or for diminishing them.
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