A Texas doctor who said he performed an abortion was sued in state court, handing Texas a test of its new law
AUSTIN, Texas—A Texas doctor who publicly said he performed an abortion was sued Monday in state court by two different plaintiffs, handing Texas the first tests ofThe Texas law bans abortions after about
six weeks of gestation when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, and it deputizes private citizens to sue anyone they believe may have aided such a procedure and collect $10,000. It went into effect Sept. 1.
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