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SIECUS Statement on Texas Law (SB8)

Today, millions of Texans had their rights taken away when a near-total abortion ban was allowed to become law. Texas law bans abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy – often before a person even knows they are pregnant. The passage of this law is the closest anti-abortion activists have come to overturning Roe v. Wade.

An obvious infringement on human rights, the new Texas law is especially nefarious because it institutes a new level of vigilantism by encouraging and financially incentivizing individuals to report and sue anyone thought to be aiding and abetting an individual seeking an abortion. 

SIECUS is here, continuing to fight for abortion access and we stand in solidarity with the people of Texas and the organizations who are working diligently to fight this law. We ask that you consider making a donation to Texas Abortion Funds, if you are able. 

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has served as the national voice for sex education for more than 55 years, asserting that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one worthy of dignity and respect. Through policy, advocacy, education, and strategic communications efforts, SIECUS advances sex education as a vehicle for social change—working toward a world where all people can access and enjoy sexual and reproductive freedom as they define it for themselves.

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