The law bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected and allows citizens to sue anyone who aids someone else in getting an abortion.
in May and is slated to take effect Wednesday after a panel of appellate judges declined to bar enforcement of the legislation.
This could range from doctors performing abortions to someone who drives a woman to a clinic to receive an abortion, the AP reported. People who successfully sue someone who violated the law could receive at least $10,000. At least 12 other states have enacted bans on abortion early in pregnancy, but all have been blocked from going into effect.
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