Texas Heartbeat Act
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The Texas Heartbeat Act, Senate Bill 8, is an act of the Texas Legislature that bans abortion after the detection of embryonic or fetal cardiac activity, which normally occurs after about six weeks of
Texas Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) introduced and authored the Texas Heartbeat Act
A Satanic Temple themed sign at a rally against the law at the Texas Capitol
Pussy Riot performing at the 2021 Women's March at the Texas Capitol
Abortion in Texas
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Abortion in Texas is illegal in most cases. There are nominally exceptions to save the mother's life, or prevent "substantial impairment of major bodily function", but the law on abortion in Texas is
Texas Heartbeat Act
…lawsuit" approach SB 8 pioneered has become a durable legislative tool used across the political spectrum and across policy areas well beyond abortion. Abortion in Texas Abortion in the United States…
The Women's March in Austin, Texas, in 2017
The Women's March in Austin, Texas, in 2017
Pro-life roadside sign in Ballinger, Texas
Monument to the unborn, Canadian, Texas, in 2010