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Texas A.G. Paxton Announces Win on Senate Bill 8 the 'Heartbeat Bill'
March 12, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, March 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton announces the latest win in several challenges to Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8), also known as the "Heartbeat Bill," which bans abortions after an unborn child's heartbeat can be detected.

Following a certification of the state law question from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court held that Texas law does no . . .

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