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Commentary: The Texas abortion ban is already harming reproductive rights beyond Texas

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Texas abortion ban that it has so far declined to block. In the two months since SB 8 was passed, access to abortion in Texas has been severely restricted, and its effects have gone well beyond Texas. My organization, the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, based in Los Angeles, has heard from a surge of patients traveling out ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Texas abortion ban that it has so far declined to block.

In the two months since SB 8 was passed, access to abortion in Texas has been severely restricted, and its effects have gone well beyond Texas.

My organization, the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, based in Los Angeles, has heard from a surge of patients traveling out of Texas for care. We work with a network of more than 700

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