Since 14 other states have similarly introduced meaningful restrictions on abortion, Gemmill suggested that Texas' success might be compounded nationally
Texas' abortion ban spared nearly 10,000 babies from slaughter
between April and December 2022 — a number likely much higher now,
several months later.
SB 8, "The Texas Heartbeat Act," went into force in the Lone Star State on Sept. 1, 2021, banning abortions after approximately six weeks, around the time a child's heartbeat is first detectable. Texas previously prohibited abortions after 22 weeks of gestation. ---More...
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