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30 Aug, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Today, we asked the Supreme Court to block Texas’ radical 6-week abortion ban, SB8, from taking effect.

If they don’t intervene, abortion after six weeks into a pregnancy will come to an abrupt stop across Texas on Wednesday.
Texas’ SB8 bans abortion after six weeks into pregnancy — before most people even know they’re pregnant — and creates a bounty hunting scheme encouraging the general public to bring costly and harassing lawsuits against anyone who they believe has violated the ban.
Lawsuits may be filed against a broad range of people who help someone access abortion after six weeks, including:

▫️A person who drives their friend to obtain an abortion
▫️Abortion funds providing financial assistance
▫️Clinic staff
▫️Even a clergy member who assists a patient
Anti-abortion groups are already recruiting “bounty hunters.”

People are signing up through online forms to sue anyone they believe is violating this law and encouraging people to submit “anonymous tips” on doctors, clinics, and others.
Anyone who successfully sues a health center worker, an abortion provider, or ANY person who helps someone access an abortion after six weeks will be rewarded with at least $10,000 — to be paid by the person who was sued.
npr.org/2021/08/29/103…
This law presents an insurmountable barrier to Texans who already bear the brunt of existing medically unnecessary abortion restrictions — especially people of color, people with low incomes, and young people.
The Supreme Court has less than 36 hours to stop this abortion ban from taking effect.

We won’t stop fighting to protect the abortion rights of Texans.

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