A lot of people are saying that Roe v. Wade is “finished” now that the Supreme Court has refused to block a new Texas abortion law from going into effect. This new law bans abortions once the heartbeat of the baby can be detected, and that usually happens somewhere around six weeks into a pregnancy. Courts have struck down similar heartbeat laws in other states, and so Texas did something to try to get around that. Under this new Texas law, state officials will not actually be enforcing the restrictions. Instead, private citizens have been granted the right to bring civil lawsuits against those that provide illegal abortions. (Read More...)