Texas Governor Signs Bill Into<br />Law Banning Abortion at 6 Weeks.<br />On Wednesday, Texas<br />Governor Greg Abbott<br />signed extremely<br />restrictive abortion<br />legislation into law. .<br />The law bans abortion<br />procedures at six weeks. .<br />Many patients don’t even know they’re<br />pregnant at such an early point. .<br />Abortion providers in Texas must now check for a<br />“fetal heartbeat” before performing the procedure. .<br />The abortion procedure is outlawed<br />if a heartbeat is detected.<br />The Texas legislation also allows<br />private citizens to enforce the<br />abortion ban via civil lawsuits. .<br />Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for<br />Reproductive Health, condemned the ban for adding a<br />“vicious layer of intimidation.” .<br />The anti-abortion legislators behind this<br />bill have made their intent clear: to<br />harass, frighten, or bankrupt people who<br />seek care and those who provide it, Andrea Miller, via Huffpost.<br />Nancy Northup, CEO of the Center for Reproductive<br />Rights, echoed Miller’s outrage and said her organization<br />would pursue all legal options to stop the law. .<br />This bill essentially opens the floodgates to<br />allow anyone who is hostile to abortion to<br />sue doctors and clinics, consuming their <br />resources and forcing them to shut down, Andrea Miller, via Huffpost
