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Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is “urgently” exploring ways to challenge Texas’ abortion law, but did not specify what options were being considered. Garland also said that federal officials will rely on the decades-old Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. That federal law bans threats of force or physical obstruction against those seeking such health services.
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Texans have flooded clinics in neighboring states where abortion laws are less strict. Both nonprofits and private companies have raised funds to support travel for Texans who can’t afford to leave the state.
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Garland’s statement comes days after the U.S. Supreme Court denied Texas abortion providers an emergency injunction against the new law. The Supreme Court was not ruling on the constitutionality of the law but was refusing to block it at this point. Because SB 8 relies on private citizens to enforce the law, it skirts the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision.