The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments surrounding Senate Bill 8 this week, with some claiming the bill's language allows medical officials to play a role in enforcement.
that enforcement of the bill is done by private citizens suing abortion providers or those seeking abortions.
However, opponents claim that the language still allows for state medical licensing officials to play a role in enforcement. Also on Thursday, the Center for Reproductive Rights hosted a press briefing alongside abortion providers, including representatives from Planned Parenthood. on Thursday shows that from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, their centers in states surrounding Texas saw a nearly 800% increase in abortion patients from Texas, compared to the same time period in 2020."The staff is exhausted, the phone calls are nonstop," said Kathaleen Pittman, a clinic administrator at Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana. "We’re seeing women who are crying because they can’t understand how anybody can have so much control over their lives.
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