"Texas is poised to allow anyone to sue doctors and distributors of abortion pills involved in sending the drugs into the state under sweeping new legislation that is headed to the governor's desk. The bill, backed by antiabortion activists and passedin the state Senate onWednesday, allows private citizens to sue companies and individuals who manufacture or distribute abortion pills to patients in Texas."
"Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is expected to sign the legislation into law. Abbott included the bill on the agenda for the state's two special sessions this summer, which have been largelydedicated to redistricting and the July floods. It's Texas's latest attempt to curb the increasing popularity and availability of medication abortion, even in states that ban or severely restrict the procedure."
Texas will authorize private citizens to sue doctors and manufacturers or distributors who send abortion pills into the state, with successful plaintiffs guaranteed at least $100,000 in damages. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the measure after including it on agendas for two special sessions. The law targets medication abortion shipments from out-of-state providers and aims to counter "shield" laws in Democratic-led states that allow prescribing and mailing of the two-step pill regimen. Antiabortion activists framed the bill as an aggressive response to what they call trafficking, while conservatives hope the measure builds legal defenses against out-of-state providers.
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