People posing as needing an abortion or offering to volunteer are attempting to gather criminal evidence against the abortion access fund, a co-founder says.
from the 2021 legislative session will also remain in effect. That law, titled the Texas Heartbeat Act, allows anyone to sue someone accused of providing an abortion or assisting in any way after six weeks of pregnancy — before most women know they are pregnant.
The risk of abortion funds and clinics being prosecuted by “politically motivated” district attorneys is “very real,” said Elizabeth Myers, an attorney who represents several abortion access funds, including Lilith Fund, which like Buckle Bunnies serves all of Texas. That threat of immediate harm has caused most abortion providers and assistance funds to halt their work.
Those petitions are “a continuation of the fear campaign that started several years ago,” Myers said, and they’re not being done by Mitchell.
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