Under the new law, anyone who files such a lawsuit and wins could win at least $ 10,000.
The Supreme Court of the United States, with a conservative majority after the presidency of Donald Trump, gave the biggest setback to the right to abortion in 50 years, by refusing to block a Texas law that prohibits the termination of pregnancy after six weeks.
The approval has caused controversy, since it not only restricts the time for the interruption of legal abortion, but the regulation applies even in cases of rape or incest.
The court, which the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and family planning associations had requested on Monday to halt enforcement of the regulations, did not rule on the constitutionality of the law.
The decision has been challenged by President Joe Biden as “a flagrant violation of the law established under Roe v. Wade ”.
“Texas SB8 will affect women’s access to health care and outrageously delegates private citizens to sue those they believe they helped someone else obtain a prohibited abortion. It is a flagrant violation of the law established under Roe v. Wade. We will protect and defend that right, “he wrote on his Twitter account.
Texas law SB8 will significantly impair people’s access to the health care they need — particularly for communities of color and individuals with low incomes.
We are deeply committed to the constitutional right established in Roe v. Wade and will protect and defend that right.
– Joe Biden (@JoeBiden)
September 1, 2021