Texas 6-week abortion ban lets private citizens sue abortion providers in an unprecedented legal approach. Abortion protesters here stand outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, in Austin, Texas.
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Texas' 6-week abortion ban lets private citizens sue in an unprecedented legal approach
A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states to pass extreme abortion restrictions -- without having to wait for the Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade.
