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Strict Texas Abortion Law Goes Into Effect After Supreme Court Refuses To Rule On Emergency Stay

Emily Zanotti
Strict Texas Abortion Law Goes Into Effect After Supreme Court Refuses To Rule On Emergency Stay
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A Texas law, which could effectively ban most abortions after 6 weeks, when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, went into effect on Wednesday morning, after both the Supreme Court and a lower federal court of appeals refused to rule on a demand from Texas abortion providers to stay the law pending further litigation.

“A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to rule on pending emergency requests brought by abortion providers,” CNN reported. “The lack of judicial intervention means that the law — which is one of the strictest in the nation and bans abortion before many people know they are pregnant — goes into force absent further court intervention.”

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