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Rallies took place across the country Saturday aimed at condemning efforts in states like Texas that are passing laws severely curtailing access to abortion.
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A federal judge will decide whether to block Texas' new restrictive abortion law after hearing from Justice Department attorneys and lawyers for the state. He offered no timetable for a decision.
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Witnesses — including members of Congress, OB-GYNs and Gloria Steinem — spoke before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform in favor of passing federal legislation to supersede Texas' six-week abortion ban and ensure access to reproductive health care services.
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The U.S. sued Texas after the Biden administration vowed to oppose Texas’ new near-total abortion ban. The lawsuit joins several legal challenges already in progress.
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Texas native Cecile Richards has worked for reproductive health care and rights her entire career.
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The new Texas law provides a $10,000 bounty for people who sue violators of the law.
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Dr. Alan Braid said that his decision to perform an abortion past the six-week mark earlier this month was a matter of duty.
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The judge will hear arguments over whether the implementation of Senate Bill 8 should be put on hold pending a ruling on its constitutionality.
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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to temporarily block the new Texas abortion ban while its lawsuit against the state continues.
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The company will no longer host a website that promoted itself as a way to "help enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act." Online activists and boycotters inundated the site with false reports.