Do I have this correct about the new Texas abortion law:

[no_hypocrisy]

If I discover that I'm pregnant before "Week 6" (whenever that really is), I'd better do it in secret by a home pregnancy test because a doctor will be legally bound to report my pregnancy otherwise. And I will be legally held hostage in Texas until my zygote/embryo/fetus is born.

And if I discover I am pregnant, I have to make sure nobody knows I'm pregnant. And I'd better disappear on my own to get out of the state of Texas because if anyone drives me across the border, if anyone gives me money for train, plane, or bus, they can be sued by a stranger as an accessory to murder.

And I should start a secret stash of cash in my closet when I get my first period so I can finance my secret illegal out-of-state abortion.

And when I return, if Texas can force me to undergo a post-abortion physical, I can be charged with murder.

Did I miss anything?

[musette_sf]

1. Welcome to Gilead

[Thomas Hurt]

2. and it appears if anyone suspects any of things about you...

they can sue for 10K, and anyone who helped you.

[dalton99a]

3. Say nothing to anyone and ask no one for advice for four years

unless you want some random stranger to terrorize them

[FBaggins]

4. No

You certainly can't be charged with murder. No charges against you at all in fact. I'm also not aware of any reporting requirement (nor how that would fit within other laws).

You also don't need to keep it secret if you discover the pregnancy prior to a heartbeat being detected.

After that point, you're probably right to avoid involving others... but there's no crime involved. The most likely negative impact (assuming the law doesn't fall by then) would be that the doctor could be sued for $10k.

[lostnfound]

6. 410,000 plus lawyer fees. Will create an industry. Nt

[StClone]

5. Lots of unexpected outcomes.

Poor prenatal, post natal care, poverty, abuse of unplanned children.

As I said every women in Texas should fake being pregnant and then say they had an abortion.

[kcr]

8. Agreed. It seems to me

It won't just be doctors who perform abortions who will be vulnerable, but any health care provider who helps women of childbearing age. For instance, if I were an ob-gyn I would be getting the hell out of Texas yesterday. When they start deserting Texas this will affect women and children of all ages.

I believe the effects will ripple beyond healthcare. States that ban abortion will find themselves quickly backsliding culturally and economically. Roe V Wade's protection from ultra-conservative special interests helped states like Texas to grow and become more attractive to businesses and universities and healthcare systems, allowing them to attract more people who wanted to live there. There was even talk of turning purple. Now that's gone. Imagine being a recruiter at a hospital or college in a state that bans abortion? Why would any business want their headquarters in a state that bans abortion?

[StClone]

9. Are people still wanting to move to Texas?

Fleeing California's cost of living for Texas with its dangerous loose gun laws, anti-abortion craze, and anti-voter legislation.

In April 2024 we are planning to catch the total eclipse of the sun and travel widely in the state. I hope things settle in the Lone Star state, because it is not where I want to spend money if so.

[kcr]

10. Where I live, I hear that less after Trump won

Before then it seemed like everyone wanted to move there. Now it seems everyone wants to move to Arizona. I learned my lesson years ago and moved back to a solid blue state where I'm firmly staying put. Never again.

[Johonny]

12. I wonder how fast Tech companies flee

And companies like Tesla and Toyota that recently moved there will likely soon discover most educated job seekers are unwilling to move to a place with such repulsive laws.

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[marie999]

7. Since these Republicans say they are Christians

shouldn't God and churches be sued for all miscarriages?

[Johonny]

11. I don't think anyone knows how the law will actually work

As written it seems like a legal nightmare where the Texas courts will swell with "abortion" bounty lawyers to the point of grinding the Texas courts into the ground.

Meanwhile, I assume most educated young women will flee Texas rather than find out how this works. Meanwhile the poor will be trapped in a verdictive system design to keep them in fear.