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Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional, Biden Administration Tells Supreme Court

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Texas ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional, Biden Administration Tells Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington on Oct. 4, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
11/1/2021|Updated: 11/1/2021

A Texas law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy that authorizes anyone to sue when an illegal abortion is performed violates decades-old Supreme Court precedents, the Biden administration told the high court Nov. 1.

Texas designed the statute “to thwart judicial review by offering bounties to the general public to carry out the state’s enforcement function,” U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices.

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