Trigger Warning, friends this is an important one for all women, today we are unpacking the Heartbeat Act. The controversial Act bans any pregnancy terminations over 6 weeks and hands the legislation of the Act over to private citizens, who can sue any individual who aids and abets any abortion over 6 weeks. We discuss how this came about, how this impacts the women of Texas and the precedent this could help set around the rest of the United States. Sources include:Article – Alison Durkdee for ForbesTalkpoverty.orgBBCsupremecourt.govwikipedia If you would like to assist women have access to safe medical care please see the below links:https://iwhc.org/take-action/abortion-rights/https://avowtexas.org/access-to-abortion/https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-center-for-choice/texas-abortion-laws