Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation that will ban abortions after six weeks into pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant, opening the door to legal challenges from private citizens against abortion providers they accuse of violating the law.

“Our creator endowed us with the right to life, and yet millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion,” Abbott said Wednesday. “In Texas, we work to save those lives. That’s exactly what the Texas Legislature did this session.”