Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB8 into law back in May. Last Tuesday night, while the nation watched the courts and many expected injunctive relief, it never came. So at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 1, SB8 became the law of the land in Texas—a new law that effectively bans abortions after week six of pregnancy, which is earlier than many women learn they are actually pregnant.

Finally, late Wednesday night, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed SB8 to stand. Citing “complex” and “novel” procedural questions, the majority of the Court refused to block SB8, particularly because of one the more controversial aspects of the new law.

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