The Supreme Court, the Texas Abortion Law (SB8), and the Beginning of the End of <i>Roe v Wade</i>?
I. Glenn Cohen, Eli Y. Adashi, Lawrence O. Gostin
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses SB8, the recent law passed in Texas that essentially prohibits abortion after 6 weeks of gestational age, and the effect this will have on persons seeking pregnancy termination as well as the future of constitutional protection of abortion services.
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