“Performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life in prison in Texas after the state’s trigger law, which has only narrow exceptions to save the life of a pregnant patient, went into effect Thursday,” the Texas Tribune reports.
Texans Who Perform Abortions Now Face Life in Prison
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