Texas abortion clinics will be protected, Justice Department
We will not tolerate violence against those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services
, physical obstruction or property damage in violation of the FACE Act," US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement on Monday. The FACE Act took effect in 1994. It prohibits any form of threatening or violent behaviour towards anyone obtaining reproductive health services, typically an abortion.
In the statement, Mr Garland said his department would enforce FACE, while it "urgently explores all options to challenge Texas SB8 in order to protect the constitutional rights of women and other persons".Abortion has long been one of the country's most contentious social issues. However,from the Pew Research Center indicate nearly six in 10 Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
This number has remained relatively stable over the past two decades, but masks a partisan divide: only 35% of Republicans support that position.found nearly half of the state's voters support a six-week ban on abortions.
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