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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.
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26 cze 2024 · Texas had already successfully enacted its six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8, prior to the Dobbs opinion being released, but the decision resulted in a further tightening of restrictions. Texas’ trigger law went into effect after Roe was overturned, making it illegal to perform an abortion from the time of fertilization.
21 cze 2024 · The Texas Medical Board revised its abortion ban guidance, expanding the definition of dangerous pregnancies while specifying that a terminated pregnancy must occur in the uterus to be...
31 paź 2024 · Current Law. Texas had already put its six-week abortion ban, known as Senate Bill 8, into effect before the Dobbs decision. However, this ruling led to even stricter regulations.
Senate Bill 8 (sometimes called the Texas Heartbeat Bill) is a new state law that bars physicians from performing abortions after the detection of a "fetal heartbeat." The law went into effect on September 1st, 2021.
19 maj 2021 · Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Wednesday a measure that would prohibit in Texas abortions as early as six weeks — before some women know they are pregnant — and open the door for almost any...
1 wrz 2021 · The Texas law enforces its ban with an uncommon approach: it empowers any private citizen to sue anyone who "aids and abets" an illegal abortion. The legislation makes an exception in the case...
