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One of the strictest abortion bans in the nation is now in effect in Texas. It prevents women from ending their pregnancy after six weeks.
The only exception is a medical emergency.
Abortion providers made a request to block the law but the Supreme Court failed to take action overnight.
The law lets people sue anyone who assists a woman in violating the ban.
Petitioners, including Planned Parenthood, filed an emergency request Monday for the Supreme Court to block the law saying it would essentially overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that allowed women the right to choose to have an abortion.