(Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) By Essence ·Updated December 10, 2021
The Supreme Court declined to prevent Texas law SB8, which nearly completely outlawed abortions in the state by enacting a strict timeline of six-weeks, according to The Los Angeles Times.
Enacted by the legislature of the state of Texas, the law SB8 has been casually referred to as the “abortion ban.”
Marsha Jones, executive director of The Afiya Center, expressed