Texas passes law banning abortion after six weeks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : It bans abortions after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat, something medical authorities say is misleading.
63% : The ACLU noted tip lines have already been set up by anti-abortion groups.
56% : Kim Schwartz of the Texas Right to Life organisation, which supports the measure, told the BBC most anti-abortion laws are "held up in the court system for years" and this "thwarts the will of the people".
55% : Everyone deserves access to abortion."
47% : But rights groups, including Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), then requested that the Supreme Court block the legislation.
43% : However, polls from the Pew Research Center indicate nearly six in 10 Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
39% : A law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect in the US state of Texas.
39% : This would not make abortion illegal across the country, but rather, would return that decision to each of the states.
35% : Planned Parenthood also condemned the ban, tweeting: "No matter what, we aren't backing down and we are still fighting.
35% : Abortion has long been one of the country's most contentious social issues.

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