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Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect as Supreme Court Stays Silent
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0:35Now PlayingA Texas law barring abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy took effect at least temporarily on Wednesday as the U.S. Supreme Court kept silent on a bid to block the measure, stoking worries among reproductive-rights advocates.
With the high court taking no action Tuesday night, the Texas law kicked in and instantly became the country’s strictest abortion restriction, prohibiting the procedure before many women even know they are pregnant. Challengers say the measure would ban abortions for at least 85% of the women seeking one in the second-most populous state.
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