A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to rule on pending emergency requests brought by abortion providers.
The lack of judicial intervention means that the law -- which is one of the strictest in the nation and bans abortion before many people know they are pregnant -- goes into force absent further court intervention. The law allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the ban.No other six-week ban has been allowed to go into effect -- even briefly.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.
Gillibrand: 'Very concerned' SCOTUS will gut Roe 01:08"What ultimately happens to this law remains to be seen," said CNN Supreme Court analyst and University of Texas Law School professor Steve Vladeck,"but now through their inaction the justices have let the tightest abortion restriction since Roe v. Wade be enforced for at least some period of time.
Jake Tapper to Sen. Susan Collins: Will SCOTUS uphold Roe? 01:29The case comes as the justices have already agreed to consider a Mississippi law during their upcoming term that bars most abortions at 15 weeks. Supporters of abortion rights say the Mississippi and Texas laws are a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 opinion legalizing abortion nationwide prior to viability, which can occur at around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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