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Texas has joined a growing number of states seeking to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade<\/em> is overturned. Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill on Wednesday that would ban abortions if a court ruling or constitutional amendment gives states the authority to prohibit the procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n

House Bill 1280<\/span><\/a>, known as a \u201ctrigger law,\u201d would take effect 30 days after Roe v. Wade<\/em> is\u00a0overturned. The\u00a0landmark Supreme Court ruling of 1973, with its partner decision Doe v. Bolton<\/em>, legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy across the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Texas legislation would outlaw almost all abortions and contains an exception if the pregnant woman has a life-threatening condition that places her \u201cat risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced.\u201d However, in reality, the deliberate killing of a preborn child is not medically necessary<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Texas abortion law doesn\u2019t include a rape exception. Here\u2019s why.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The legislation would also make it a second-degree felony to commit or attempt to commit an abortion. If the preborn child dies, the penalty would be increased to a first-degree felony, potentially resulting in a life sentence. In addition, abortion providers could also lose their licenses and face fines of more than $100,000 for each violation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just weeks ago, Gov. Abbott <\/span>signed into law<\/span><\/a> the Texas Heartbeat Act, which prohibits all elective abortions after a preborn child\u2019s heartbeat is detectable. The new heartbeat law is set to go into effect at the beginning of September.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe heartbeat bill is now LAW in the Lone Star State,\u201d Gov. Abbott <\/span>stated in a tweet<\/span><\/a> at the time. \u201cThis bill ensures the life of every unborn child with a heartbeat will be saved from the ravages of abortion.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The legislation emerged just following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case<\/a> involving Mississippi’s 15-week (four month) abortion ban known as the “Gestational Age Act, HB 1510<\/a>. <\/span>The case, <\/span>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/span><\/a><\/em>, gives SCOTUS the opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade<\/em> as well as Planned Parenthood v. Casey<\/em>, the 1992 Supreme Court case that affirmed Roe v. Wade<\/em> and set viability as the standard after which abortion can be restricted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arguments will likely be heard in the fall of 2021 and a decision on the case is expected by the summer of 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If Roe<\/em> is <\/span>eventually overturned<\/span><\/a>, Texas would be one of the first states where nearly all preborn children would be protected by law and abortion would be effectively prohibited. <\/span>Several<\/span><\/a> others states have similar \u201ctrigger laws,\u201d including Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Missouri, Tennessee, South Dakota, and Utah.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Texas has joined a growing number of states seeking to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill on Wednesday that would ban abortions if a court ruling or constitutional amendment gives states the authority to prohibit the procedure. House Bill 1280, known as a \u201ctrigger law,\u201d would take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":809,"featured_media":247554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nNew Texas law would ban nearly all abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gov. 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