Texas Senate approves bill allowing lawsuits against abortion pill makers, distributors The Texas Senate passed House Bill 7, allowing private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures or distributes abortion medication, even outside the state, with potential damages of at least $100,000 per case. The bill exempts Texas women who take abortion pills from lawsuits and shifts enforcement from the state to private individuals, aiming to bypass protections offered by other states’ abortion shield laws. Bill supporters, including State Sen. Bryan Hughes, argue it protects unborn children and women from “poisonous” abortion drugs and enables accountability for out-of-state providers. Abortion is nearly entirely…

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