Critics lambasted the Supreme Court on Wednesday night after the conservative majority said it wouldn’t block a restrictive new anti-abortion law in Texas .
The new law effectively bans abortion at six weeks a point when many women don’t even know they’re pregnant and offers bounties of up to $10,000 to private citizens who successfully sue people for “aiding and abetting” abortions.
Some warned that other red states will quickly pass their own versions of the extreme Texas law. Others urged Congress to pass a law protecting abortion nationwide. And many demanded that President Joe Biden expand the court to dilute the power of the conservative majority and restore judicial balance:
Our 2024 Coverage Needs You
Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.