It seems like almost every day, some state is acting up when it comes to abortion — and once again, it's Texas's turn. Recently, a group of abortion rights groups sued Texas over an anti-abortion law basically giving people a financial incentive to sue providers. Set to come into effect on Sept. 1, the law would make it increasingly difficult for people to access abortion care by opening up health care workers to increased risks for performing the procedure.
Nationwide, so-called heartbeat laws have become a popular way of limiting abortion access. And in May, Texas followed suit with its own Senate Bill 8. Signed into law by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the law banned pretty much all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. To be clear, those can be found as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, which is earlier than most people even know they're pregnant.
