Women’s Reproductive Rights-and More-Under Threat

In a 5-to-4 vote on September 1, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to put into place the most restrictive abortion law in the nation.  It bans abortions, with no exception for rape or incest, as early as the sixth week in a pregnancy based on the presence of a fetal heartbeat.  Furthermore, the law empowers citizens to sue those who perform an abortion or anyone who aids and abets the procedure.  If successful, the individual pursuing the lawsuit can receive $10,000.  Are not such vigilante tactics encouraging citizens to enforce the law a form of bounty hunting?