Since September, Texas has banned nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, using a legal maneuver that relies on citizen enforcement.
Any individual can challenge someone suspected of aiding in an abortion, and the plaintiff would receive a $10,000 “bounty” in the event of a guilty verdict.
“We do believe that we will see a continuation of the bills we saw in 2021,” said Ingrid A. Duran, National Right to Life Committee’s director of state legislation. But the Texas bill provides a blueprint for states such as Ohio, where a 2019 ban never went into effect. So far, 33 of 99 representatives have co-sponsored the bill. Opponents of the bill worry about the possible consequences.
“I think where Republicans are trying to manipulate the debate is by going after a 15-week ban because they’re trying to paint the picture that a 15-week ban is very moderate. And we’re making it clear to everyone this is not moderate. Any ban is extreme and of course all tied to a larger national goal of banning abortion completely,” she told CQ Roll Call.
“Everyone on this side of the equation agrees that an in-person medical examination is required to rule out preexisting conditions that would make the pills harmful to women, like women that have an ectopic pregnancy,” Liebel said.
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