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Texas Law Bans Abortion at 6 Weeks
S.B. 8 bans abortion after six weeks into a pregnancy — before most people even know they’re pregnant. It also creates a bounty hunting scheme that encourages the general public to bring costly and harassing lawsuits against anyone who they believe has violated the ban.
URGENT: Abortion is now banned for most people in Texas
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WTF? An Abortion Bounty Law in 2021?
With one of the most extreme abortion bans this country has ever seen now in effect, politicians, neighbors, and even complete strangers can sue anyone who helps a person access an abortion in Texas after six weeks. This is a full-scale assault on abortion access.
Sept. 1, 2021
Restrictions on Abortion Coverage Target Black and Latino Communities
Institutionalized discrimination in the U.S. health care system and economy has long created barriers for Black, Latino and other people of color from career and economic success. This limited access to financial security has numerous consequences — such as limited access to health care, including safe and legal abortion.
Aug. 23, 2021
Why Do Politicians Target Medicaid Users to Shut Down Planned Parenthood?
The ‘defund’ tactic is so central to politicians’ playbooks that it raises a question: Why do politicians specifically target people with MEDICAID in their strategy to damage Planned Parenthood?
Aug. 18, 2021
Is Abortion Legal in My State? And What Happens if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?
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