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US Supreme Court Hears Challenges To Texas Abortion Ban
- The Supreme Court justices heard three hours of oral arguments from abortion providers and Biden administration lawyers…
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States Supreme Court has heard challenges to a Texas law that has effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
The Texas ban has prompted widespread protests and about 100 protesters on both sides of the abortion issue had gathered outside the Supreme Court before the day’s hearings.
The US Justice Department and abortion providers have objected to the law, which imposes a near-total ban on the procedure in the country’s second-largest state, home to 29 million people.
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Coming into effect in early September, the legislation allows private citizens to enforce the ban by seeking financial judgments against abortion providers – a novel design that shielded it from lower court challenges.
The Supreme Court justices heard three hours of oral arguments from abortion providers and Biden administration lawyers on Monday.
Abortion providers have asked the Supreme Court to block state clerks in Texas from accepting lawsuits under the law, formally known as SB8, while the Justice Department has argued that the restrictions are unconstitutional.
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