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Texas Senate OKs bill empowering Texans to sue abortion pill manufacturers, distributors

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A bill passed by the Texas Senate would allow any Texan to sue a manufacturer or distributor shipping abortion pills to or from the state.

Under House Bill 7, a new enforcement mechanism would allow citizens to file civil lawsuits against any company or organization that transports chemical abortion pills into Texas or distributes such drugs within the state. In a chemical abortion, women are given two drugs to terminate their unborn child: mifepristone (RU-486) and misoprostol.

Initially introduced by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, the bill, which the upper chamber passed in a 17-8 vote on Sept. 3, would ensure a pregnant woman or one of her family members who won a lawsuit would receive a payout of at least $100,000.

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