Tag Archives: New study shows 50% decrease in Texas abortions since Sept. 1

Abortions in Texas fell by 50% in the first month after enactment of the state’s new abortion law that bans the procedure after fetal cardiac activity is detected, according to a study by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project at the University of Texas at Austin. SB 8 took effect Sept. 1, banning abortions through a civil enforcement mechanism that allows citizens and private groups …

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