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Central to the debate [over Senate Bill 8] is the unique enforcement mechanism of the law, which bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Instead of creating a criminal penalty, the law allows any private individual to sue abortion providers or people who aid an abortion.
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Abortion providers argued in court that state agencies regulating doctors, nurses, pharmacists and the health care system have an enforcement role that makes them an appropriate target for their lawsuit. But lawyers for the state said the law clearly states that only private citizens can enforce the law through civil litigation. Justices on the Texas Supreme Court agreed, effectively ending the challenge [to SB 8].
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Abortion providers from across the state originally sued numerous state officials, but a divided U.S. Supreme Court said in December that only one of those challenges could proceed: the one targeting state medical licensing officials. The 5th Circuit ultimately sided with attorneys for the state and agreed to ask the Texas Supreme Court to wade into the case.