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It is quite likely that as of the middle of this week Roe v. Wade will have been effectively overruled without briefing or oral argument:
And make no mistake: If this TX law goes into effect, that will be the end of abortion access in Texas.
If any person can sue abortion providers for performing abortions after 6 weeks, that is the end of legal abortion.— Leah Litman (@LeahLitman) August 30, 2021
and sorry it took me a day to get my head around all of the different moving parts here.
I think the CA5 order was not as bad as I initially thought, but worse than the interim commentary has made it seem. https://t.co/KBf6DNLyMX— Leah Litman (@LeahLitman) August 30, 2021
looks like SCOTUS will not be preventing TX's ban on abortion after six weeks from going into effect: https://t.co/0PhIryyqAX— Leah Litman (@LeahLitman) August 30, 2021
And while this would “only” leave abortion virtually illegal in the second largest state, other MAGA states and courts will feel free to use the template. The aristocrats!