Activists in Texas have filed a new lawsuit seeking to halt the state’s near-total ban on abortion that has been in effect for more than seven months.
The lawsuit takes aim at several opponents of abortion who have used the law to threaten legal action against abortion funds and prosecution against those who aid or abet the procedure, a feature of the legislation critics have argued incentivizes bounty hunters to target abortion providers. These actions are causing employees and donors to withhold financial support for abortion funds, according to attorneys for the Stigma Relief Fund, a nonprofit organization that assists women who can’t afford to pay for an abortion.
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