In texas, the state got a new abortion law. It could be the most expansive abortion legislation in effect today anywhere in the united states. The law doesn't just make it nearly impossible to get an abortion after about six weeks,. It makes it really easy for just about anyone to sue just about anyone who helps someone get an abortion at that time.
Texas didn't just make it almost impossible to get an abortion, the state made it easy to sue somebody who gets one after about six weeks of pregnancy — and anyone who helps. KUT reporter Ashley Lopez explains.
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