Texas abortion law likely to take effect Wednesday

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A Texas law to ban “heartbeat” abortions will likely go into effect Wednesday after its hearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit was canceled for Monday.

The statute would ban the procedure after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can take place as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, and allows government employees to sue anyone who performs, assists, or pays for an abortion that violates the law.

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