Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday signed the Heartbeat Bill, which would ban virtually all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, joining other states that have set up legal challenges to the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
The measure Abbott signed would allow most private citizens to sue an abortion provider if they suspect the provider has violated the new ban.
Supporters say the bill recognizes scientific advances in detecting the origins of life in the womb since the landmark 1973 Court decision.
The heartbeat bill was one of the Republican Party of Texas' eight legislative priorities for the current session of the state legislature.
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