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  • Texas abortion ban opens up 'Wild West' of enforcement, critics say

    Sep 2, 2021 11:30 am by ReutersIllinois in the News
    Abortion rights activists demonstrate outside the floor of the House after the HB2 bill restricting abortion rights passed in Austin, Texas July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Stone

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    • Abortion rights activists demonstrate outside the floor of the House after the HB2 bill restricting abortion rights passed in Austin, Texas July 9, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Stone

    Reuters (Sept. 2) A risky way to challenge the law is to continue to provide abortions after six weeks, thereby inviting a lawsuit, and then argue that the law is unconstitutional, says Vikram Amar, the dean of the U. of I. College of Law.