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2 wrz 2021 · In an unsigned ruling backed by a narrow 5-4 majority, the court justices allowed a Texas law banning all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to go into effect.
The Texas Heartbeat Act, Senate Bill 8 (SB 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 pregnancy.
This Viewpoint discusses the recent US Supreme Court ruling on SB8, the Texas law that prohibits abortion after 6 weeks of gestational age, and the effect
31 sie 2021 · In May, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a state law that effectively bans abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy — sooner than many people learn they are pregnant. This law violates the...
26 cze 2024 · Texas case, which played out in December 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas refused to rule that a specific woman, Kate Cox, could receive an abortion under the state’s emergency medical provision. In its opinion, the court said it was up to doctors, not judges, to exercise medical judgment.
1 lis 2021 · The first case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, was brought by abortion providers. The second was brought by President Joe Biden’s Justice Department against the state of Texas. View the...
1 lis 2021 · Abortion rights demonstrators and opponents of abortion rights rallied outside the Supreme Court as justices heard challenges to a Texas law that bans most abortion after about six...
