With few exceptions, Texas will outlaw abortions on Aug. 25 when the state’s trigger law goes into effect.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its official judgment July 26 in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that overturned Roe v. Wade. The judgment clears the way for Texas’ “trigger law,” which bans almost all abortions within 30 days.
The Republican-led legislature passed a trigger law last year in the event the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case legalizing abortion.
Under the legislation, Texas House Bill 1280, doctors who perform abortions could face life in prison and fines of no less than $100,000….