Senate Bill 8 (2021)
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Senate Bill 8 (2021) is a highly controversial Texas law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and relies on private civil lawsuits for enforcement rather than state action.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate Bill 8 (2021) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas state law
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United States state statute ⓘ abortion law ⓘ |
| allowsCivilActionBy | private individuals ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Texas Heartbeat Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
abortion providers
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persons who aid or abet prohibited abortions ⓘ |
| challengedInCase |
United States v. Texas (2021)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | Texas Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy |
delegates enforcement to private citizens
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significantly restricts access to abortion in Texas ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | abortion rights advocates ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2021-05-19 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2021-09-01 ⓘ |
| enforcementAuthorityExcluded | Texas state officials ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
private civil lawsuits
ⓘ
statutory damages for successful plaintiffs ⓘ |
| exceptionType | medical emergency ⓘ |
| exempts | pregnant patient from being sued ⓘ |
| gestationalLimit | approximately six weeks of pregnancy ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent state abortion restrictions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
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surface form:
State of Texas
|
| lacksExceptionFor |
incest
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rape ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | designed to avoid pre-enforcement review in federal court ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Texas Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeSession | 87th Texas Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| litigation | Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization context NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumStatutoryDamages | 10000 USD per abortion ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | Governor of Texas ⓘ |
| partyAffiliationOfSponsor | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil procedure
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health law ⓘ |
| prohibits | most abortions after detection of fetal cardiac activity ⓘ |
| providesFor | injunctive relief against abortion providers ⓘ |
| reviewedBy | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | SB 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Greg Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Bryan Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorChamber | Texas Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abortion regulation
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civil liability ⓘ reproductive rights ⓘ |
| supportedBy | anti-abortion activists ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
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