A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of the successful pro-life Heartbeat Act in Texas, following the Biden administration’s lawsuit against the state. The law is estimated to have saved over 5,000 babies’ lives in just over a month. Under the provisions of Texas S.B. 8, otherwise known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, abortions are prohibited upon the detection of an unborn baby’s heartbeat, effectively making abortion illegal within the state after six weeks of pregnancy . . . . [Read More]

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