Supreme Court Refuses To Block Texas Law Banning Abortion After 6 Weeks

A law banning abortion after six weeks into a pregnancy has come into effect in Texas. The Heartbeat Bill was one of more than 600 new bills that became effective in the state Wednesday after Governor Greg Abbott signed them into law. An emergency request by abortion and women's health providers for an injunction on enforcement of the ban was turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday b