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September 2, 2021

Supreme Court denies request to stop Texas 6-week abortion ban, John Roberts and liberals dissenting

Source: CNN

The court's move means that the law -- which is one of the strictest in the nation and bans abortion before many people know they are pregnant -- will remain on the books.

The law allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the ban.

This story is breaking and will be updated

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/politics/texas-abortion-supreme-court-sb8-roe-wade/index.html

This is a formal denial that was just issued.

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