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The most stringent in the US: Texas bans abortions after 6 weeks
The Supreme Court did not intervene in an emergency petition, and the strict law came into force despite petitions from organizations for the right to discriminate.
However, the courts have not yet ruled on whether the law is constitutional.
Texas is one of several Republican states seeking to overturn the historic Roe v. Wade ruling that upheld the right to abortion
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Wednesday, 01 September 2021, 09:59
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Democratic lawmakers in Texas Legislature declare against the law (Photo: AP)
The ban on abortions after six weeks of property today (Wednesday) went into effect in the state of Texas, after the United States Supreme Court did not grant an emergency request from organizations for the right to abortion to block the law.
The non-intervention of the Supreme Court will allow the continuation of the petition of those organizations against the constitutionality of the law.
Organizations working for the right to abortion say that 85% -90% of abortions in Texas are done after six weeks, so it is likely that the law will lead to the closure of many clinics.
According to the organizations, the law in Texas is the strictest in any state in the United States since the Supreme Court upheld in 1973 the legality of abortions across the state, in Roe's historic ruling against Wade.
The organizations, along with doctors and clergymen, filed a petition in federal court in Austin in July, arguing that the law violates the constitutional right to abortion.
The law, approved by the Texas governor on May 19, is exceptional in that it allows private citizens to enforce it by filing lawsuits against those who provide abortion services and anyone who "helps or assists" in having abortions after six weeks.
Whoever wins the lawsuits may be entitled to at least ten thousand dollars.
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The clinics and bodies that provide abortion services argue that the law could lead to hundreds of costly lawsuits, which would be difficult to defend logistically. In response to the petition, Texas authorities asked the judges to dismiss the petition on the grounds that the law may never be enforced against them by anyone.
Stephen Waldick, a law professor at the University of Texas, said the courts can still intervene and block the law, and that it has yet to be determined whether it is constitutional or not. "Despite what some say, it's not Roe's end," he tweeted.
Texas is one of 12 Republican states that have passed laws banning abortions from the moment fetal heartbeats can be detected. This often happens six weeks after the start of the pregnancy, sometimes even before the woman realizes she is pregnant. However, the courts have halted such laws.
The state of Mississippi has asked the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the judges agreed to hear the arguments.
Discussions will begin at the next session of the Upper House, which will open next month, and the decision will be given by the end of next June.
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