Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Includes Provision Barring Judicial Review of Its Legality

Texas’s State Senate has passed an anti-abortion bill that seeks to punish anyone who distributes abortion medication with huge fines — and it includes a provision forbidding any state court from reviewing its constitutionality. Senate Bill 2880 allows anyone in the state to sue someone “who manufactures, distributes, mails, prescribes, or provides an abortion-inducing drug. Source

Residents of Albany, Texas Urge Leaders to Make Their City a “Sanctuary for the Unborn”

On Monday, May 12, the City Council of Albany, Texas, heard from citizens wanting to see their city pass a Sanctuary City for the Unborn (SCFTU) ordinance further outlawing abortion. This was the second time the city council heard from a room full of citizens in support of the measure. Prior to the council meeting last month on April 14, the Mayor and City Council received several documents in support of the proposed Albany SCFTU Ordinance, incl…

Texas Lawmakers Propose Abortion Pill Bill that Can’t be Challenged in State Courts

In 2021, when Texas passed an abortion ban enforced through private lawsuits, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sarcastically derided the architects of the law as “some geniuses” who’d found the “chink in the armor” to sidestep Roe v. Wade. Four years later, those same folks are back with a new play to restrict the flow of abortion-inducing drugs into the state and a fresh set of never-before-seen legal tools that experts say would undermin…

Texas abortion pill bill raises legal alarms over court powers

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill passed by the Texas Senate is drawing sharp criticism from legal experts and lawmakers who warn it could dramatically alter the state’s judicial system while tightening restrictions on abortion medication.

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

In 2021, when Texas passed an abortion ban enforced through private lawsuits, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan sarcastically derided the architects of the law as “some geniuses” who’d found the “chink in the armor” to sidestep Roe v. Wade.

Hughes proposes abortion pill bill immune to state court challenge

East Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes' Senate Bill 2880, which passed the Senate last week, allows anyone who manufactures, distributes, mails, prescribes or provides an abortion-inducing drug to be sued for up to $100,000.