A law preventing abortion from six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect in the US state of Texas.
It stops abortions after the detection of what is known as a ‘foetal heartbeat’.
The law took effect after the Supreme Court did not respond to an emergency appeal by abortion providers.
It gives any individual the right to sue doctors who perform an abortion past the six-week point.
The so-called “Heartbeat Act” was signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May.
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), requested that the Supreme Court block the legislation.
The abortion issue in the USA has been a significant one since Roe vs Wade that allowed abortion up to 24 weeks and many Democrat leaning states in the USA have some of the most liberal abortion laws up until birth which many pro-life campaigners describe as murder.
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