{"id":258261,"date":"2021-12-04T11:23:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T17:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=258261"},"modified":"2021-12-03T17:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T23:52:18","slug":"texas-abortion-pill-seven-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-abortion-pill-seven-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas law limiting abortion pill use to first seven weeks of pregnancy now in effect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Thursday, a new Texas law<\/a> went into effect restricting the use of the abortion pill to the first seven weeks of pregnancy, and prohibiting the shipping of abortion pills through the mail.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 4<\/a> was signed<\/a> by Gov. Greg Abbott in September, and supporters say that the law will protect women. The abortion pill regimen is known to be four times more dangerous<\/a> for women than a first-trimester surgical abortion, though the abortion industry continues to mislead women about its safety.<\/p>\n

The law states that “a manufacturer, supplier, physician, or any other person may not provide to a patient any abortion-inducing drug by courier, delivery or mail service.” In addition, before the abortion-inducing drug is given to a woman, the abortionist must examine her in person, verify that she is pregnant, and document in her medical records the gestational age and intrauterine location of the preborn child to ensure an ectopic pregnancy has not occurred, which could cause severe hemorrhaging and death if the woman were to take the abortion pill.<\/p>\n

READ: Poll shows strong public support for Texas Heartbeat Act, despite media outrage<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n