On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Texasโs new law, S.B. 8, went into effect. This law effectively bans abortion in the state AND asks private citizens to act as bounty hunters to โenforceโ the law.
Then, in the dead of the night, the Supreme Court turned its back on 50 years of precedent, rendering Roe v. Wade effectively meaningless in Texas. The Supreme Court allowed Texasโs unconstitutional six week abortion ban to go into effect. Six weeks is before many people know that theyโre pregnant.
This is an attack on human rights and Texas law sets a dangerous legal precedent and could clear a path for states to override peopleโs constitutional rights. If the courts let this bill stand we can expect to see similar bills introduced in states across the country.
Abortion is health care. Yet politicians are consistently attacking access to that care (even during a pandemic).
Tumblr, let's rally our voice and speak out against this ban.
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You guys do realize if you don't want unwanted pregnancy, just don't have sex. It's LITERALLY that simple. It doesn't cost money to be abstinent.
