'It is an incredibly dark day.' Most women in Texas have been stripped of their rights to an abortion after a bill came into effect banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. More on this story here:
The US Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy - the country's most far-reaching curb on abortions in half a century.and women's health providers for an injunction that would stop the legislation from being enforced while it is challenged in the courts.
Private citizens can sue abortion providers and facilitators for at least $10,000 to enforce the law.Those liable even include anyone who drives a woman to a clinic so she can terminate her pregnancy.More on Abortion
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