Texas law restricting access to abortion medications goes into effect Dec. 2 after Abbott signs bill

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TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2021

Texas law restricting access to abortion medications goes into effect Dec. 2 after governor signs bill

The new law narrows the window in which physicians are allowed to give abortion-inducing medication to patients from 10 weeks to seven weeks after conception, bucking FDA guidelines.

BY KEVIN REYNOLDS SEPT. 24, 2021 12 HOURS AGO

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Just weeks after a near-total ban on abortion went into effect in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a separate bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to abortion-inducing medication.

The new law — which would narrow the window in which physicians are allowed to give abortion-inducing medication to patients from 10 weeks to seven weeks after conception — represents a doubling down by state elected officials on abortion policies that are now among the strictest in the country.

The three-week reduction also bucks previous Texas law and U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines, which state that abortion-inducing medications are safe to administer to patients up to 10 weeks post-conception.

The bill was officially signed on Sept. 17. It will go into effect Dec. 2.

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The bill that Abbott signed Friday limiting the access to abortion-inducing medication was challenged by Texas Democrats over a dozen times through amendments on the House floor, all of which failed to pass.

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[Lovie777]

1. Repeat of the old days . ....

illegal means will be on the rise. This and other bullshit laws that Texas has and will pass will hurt it's citizens, many will move away.

[duforsure]

2. These policies will increase the numbers of abortions,

Only they'll be done in back rooms, or from black market pills. Just like it was before women's health risk will be greatly increased because of Greg Abbott, and the GOP.