Texas abortion foes use legal threats and propose more laws to increase pressure on providers and their allies

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No criminal charges have been filed under two current Texas laws restricting abortion, but abortion foes are looking to build on the momentum of recent victories, including the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Protesters marched from the federal courthouse to the state Capitol in Austin after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.

“Any person who was complicit in these illegal abortions—including [provider] Whole Woman’s Health employees, volunteers, and donors, and anyone who aided or abetted these illegal abortions in any manner, apart from the formerly pregnant woman upon whom the illegal abortion was performed — is equally liable under the Texas Heartbeat Act and equally guilty of murder,” reads a recent court filing by attorney Jonathan Mitchell,...

But abortion opponents are ready to ask for more, threatening new laws that would extend Texas abortion laws beyond state lines, widen prosecutors’ powers to pursue abortion cases and further criminalize anyone who tries to help Texans get abortions.

 

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