Wednesday 24 June 2026
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Does the New Texas Law Completely Ban Abortion?

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Does the New Texas Law Completely Ban Abortion?

A viral Instagram post claims that Texas banned abortion with Senate Bill 8, a bill that was passed by the Republican legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in May of this year. Abortion providers attempted to intervene and requested the Supreme Court block the law until legal challenges were heard.

Alec Dent is a former culture editor and staff writer for The Dispatch.

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