No, Texas's New Law Does Not Ban Abortions
- Or Even A Majority Of Them
Posted By: Dreadnought, 9/4/2021 12:59:54 AM
After the Supreme Court declined the ACLU’s request to block SB8, the new Texas law, which bans abortion after a baby’s heartbeat is detected, went into effect in the state immediately. Almost predictably, the left went into a total meltdown, suggesting that this was an all-out ban on abortions, which it very much isn’t. Liberals and Progressives alike complained that this law was somehow an affront to women everywhere (you know, after they have spent the last four years telling us to call them “birthing persons”), claiming that the majority of abortions occur after a heartbeat is detected. Well, that’s just not true. In fact,
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It must have seemed that way to Biden and his top advisers, as well. During presidential debates that occurred a little less than a year ago, Biden ripped Trump for his handling of the pandemic. The death count was the centerpiece of this attack.
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Plaintiffs in litigation cases resulting from the law’s implementation can earn up to $10,000 in damages.
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