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Doctors, Clergy Sue Over New Texas Law That Offers $10,000 Bounty on Abortions


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July 13, 2021 6:55PM ET

Doctors, Clergy Sue Over New Texas Law That Offers $10,000 Bounty on Abortions

 

If the suit fails, the new law will go into effect September 1st

Texas Governor Greg Abbott attends a security briefing with former President Donald Trump and state officials and law enforcement at the Weslaco Department of Public Safety DPS Headquarters before touring the US-Mexico border wall on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas.  (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, June 2021

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Starting September 1st, the state of Texas is offering a $10,000 bounty to any private citizen willing to sue another person who, in some way, helped make an abortion possible. The potential list of targets for such lawsuits is endless: from a pregnant person’s doctor and nurses, a therapist or pastor who offered moral support, a partner who helped pay for the procedure, a friend (even an Uber driver) who drove the patient to the clinic. Under the new law — which a group of doctors, clergy and clinic owners sued to block Tuesday — any or all of them could be taken to court by a stranger with no connection to the patient whatsoever and forced to pay a minimum of $10,000 each, plus legal fees, for “aiding or abetting” an abortion. 

 

wth? even the uber driver? texas i think you guys are losing it. anyone care to cuss and discuss?

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