Texas Enacts New Pro-Life Law Banning Chemical Abortions...
Published by Decision Magazine for Harbinger's Daily
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a new law restricting chemical abortions took effect in Texas.
“Mail-order abortion drugs are now prohibited in Texas,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. “Earlier this year, the Biden Admin. temporarily lifted restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs allowing them to be delivered by mail. We will not allow that in Texas.”
Mail-order abortion drugs are now prohibited in Texas.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 24, 2021
Earlier this year, the Biden Admin. temporarily lifted restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs allowing them to be delivered by mail. We will not allow that in Texas.
Thank you @SenatorLucio & @StephanieKlick. pic.twitter.com/r5v0D8xxqr
The law, known as SB 4, specifies that “a manufacturer, supplier, physician or any other person may not provide to a patient any abortion-inducing drug by courier, delivery or mail service.”
Instead, the law requires an in-person examination by a physician, a mandatory follow-up visit within 14 days and new reporting requirements for providers.
In addition, SB 4 prohibits physicians from prescribing abortion-inducing medications to women who are more than seven weeks pregnant—three weeks earlier than the previous cut-off period.
Any physician, health care practitioner or facility that defies the new law could be charged with a criminal offense and sentenced to time in jail.
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