The Insidious Procedural Traps of the Texas Abortion Law
The New Yorker Radio Hour
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Can the Federal Government Sue an Abortion Provider?
It is possible, but i actually think that pretty unlikely here. The risks of liability are much greater than just a ten thousand dollar damages award. It's also possible that people in texas might not want to be the person who has the abortion performed and is the test case for this law. That would attract considerable publicity and attention on them. So there are many incentives in this case that weigh against, i think, abortion providers actually being able to find or bring a test case and challenge the law that way.
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