Biden Vows To Defend Abortion Rights After Texas Near-total Ban Takes Effect

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "Anti-abortion groups in Texas have already set up online forms enlisting people to sue anyone they believe is violating the law and encouraging people to submit 'anonymous tips' on doctors, clinics, and others who violate the law," it said.
51% : Anti-abortion activists participate in the "March for Life," in Washington Photo:
47% : The American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights and other groups filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Monday asking it to stop the Texas law from taking effect.
44% : Pro-choice signs at a protest outside the Texas state capitol Photo: GETTY IMAGES /
44% : That decision allowed abortion so long as the fetus is not viable outside the womb, which is usually the case until the 22nd to 24th weeks of pregnancy.
43% : Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a bill in May known as Senate Bill 8, or SB8, that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is usually in the sixth week of pregnancy.
39% : The other states that have sought to enact restrictions on abortion in the early stages of pregnancy have been barred from doing so by Roe v Wade.

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