Senate Bill 8 (2021)

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Senate Bill 8 (2021) is a highly controversial Texas law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and relies on private civil lawsuits for enforcement rather than state action.

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SB 8 1
Senate Bill 8 (2021) canonical 1
Texas Senate Bill 8 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Texas state law
United States state statute
abortion law
allowsCivilActionBy private individuals
alsoKnownAs Texas Heartbeat Act
linked to: Texas abortion laws
appliesTo abortion providers
persons who aid or abet prohibited abortions
challengedInCase United States v. Texas (2021)
Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson
chamberOfOrigin Texas Senate
linked to: Texas Legislature
controversy delegates enforcement to private citizens
significantly restricts access to abortion in Texas
country United States of America
criticizedBy abortion rights advocates
dateSigned 2021-05-19
effectiveDate 2021-09-01
enforcementAuthorityExcluded Texas state officials
enforcementMechanism private civil lawsuits
statutory damages for successful plaintiffs
exceptionType medical emergency
exempts pregnant patient from being sued
gestationalLimit approximately six weeks of pregnancy
influenced subsequent state abortion restrictions
jurisdiction State of Texas
linked to: Texas
lacksExceptionFor incest
rape
legalStrategy designed to avoid pre-enforcement review in federal court
legislativeBody Texas Legislature
legislativeSession 87th Texas Legislature
linked to: Texas Legislature
litigation Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization context
minimumStatutoryDamages 10000 USD per abortion
officeOfSigner Governor of Texas
partyAffiliationOfSponsor Republican Party
policyArea civil procedure
health law
prohibits most abortions after detection of fetal cardiac activity
providesFor injunctive relief against abortion providers
reviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
shortName SB 8
signedBy Greg Abbott
sponsor Bryan Hughes
sponsorChamber Texas Senate
linked to: Texas Legislature
subjectMatter abortion regulation
civil liability
reproductive rights
supportedBy anti-abortion activists
timePeriod 21st century

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Texas abortion laws includesKeyStatute Senate Bill 8 (2021)
Senate Bill 8 (2021) shortName SB 8
linked to: Senate Bill 8 (2021)
Senate Bill 4 (2021) relatedTo Texas Senate Bill 8 (2021)
linked to: Senate Bill 8 (2021)
United States v. Texas (2021) concernsLaw Texas Senate Bill 8
linked to: Senate Bill 8 (2021)
United States v. Texas (2021) involvesStatute Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8)
linked to: Senate Bill 8 (2021)