U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up two challenges to the nation's most restrictive abortion law: the Texas measure that has all but stopped abortions in the state.
: the Texas measure that has all but stopped abortions in the state.
Because the Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot ban abortion before the age of fetal viability, around 24 weeks, Texas officials could not enforce the ban themselves. So the law delegates enforcement,Those suing can collect at least $10,000, potentially subjecting abortion providers to the prospect of repeated and ruinous lawsuits.
He said the Justice Department has the authority to challenge a law that seeks to deny a right guaranteed by the Constitution. If Texas prevails, any state"may simply outlaw the exercise of whatever constitutional rights they disfavor." But Marc Hearron of the Center for Reproductive Rights, representing Texas abortion clinics, said the federal courts must be available when a state enacts"a blatantly unconstitutional statute, assigns enforcement authority to everyone in the world, and weaponizes the state judiciary to obstruct those courts' ability to protect constitutional rights."
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