It's the second time the Biden administration has rejected a Medicaid waiver application from the State of Texas in as many years.
Originally an end run around Roe, civil liability for abortions seems likely to expand in Texas law and local ordinances.
This procedure is required under Senate Bill (SB) 1, the new Texas election law overhaul passed last year.
Though elective abortion is already a crime in Texas, the Human Life Protection Act will make it a first-degree felony.
One resolution declares that city funds will not be used to surveil or collect information about abortions.
"It's wonderful," Socha said of the Texas abortion ban, "But it doesn't do away with people who have crisis pregnancies and need help.”
A committee formed by Speaker Dade Phelan to investigate the Robb Elementary School shooting released a preliminary report on its findings.
Rep. Dustin Burrows is releasing the video against the wishes of District Attorney Christina Mitchell-Busbee.
Their letter to international law firm Sidley proposes a new threat: legislation that would disbar any attorney that has violated Texas abortion laws.
Even though Texas law already criminalizes abortion by any means, the two representatives say new law is needed to counter the White House.
District attorneys in Travis, Bexar, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Hidalgo, and Collin counties cannot enforce the old ban for now.
Both bans outlaw elective abortions from the point of conception. The laws do not apply to treatments for miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy.
