The law allows any person - as long as theyвЂ™re not a government official - to bring a civil lawsuit in state courtВ against a provider accused of violating the ban, regardless of whether the person bringing the lawsuit has any connection to the abortion being sought. вЂњThe abortion industry has struck out on their 16 previous attempts to stop this law from saving lives so far and this may be another attempt,вЂќ John Seago, the groupвЂ™s legislative director, said in a statement. Texas Right to Life, a prominent advocate for the abortion ban, said that the group вЂњis looking intoвЂќ BraidвЂ™s claim that he violated the law but that they вЂњare dubious that this is just a legal stunt.вЂќ 8 threatens to unleash against those providing or supporting access to constitutionally protected abortion care,вЂќ Nancy Northup, the centerвЂ™s president and CEO, said in a statement. We stand ready to defend him against the vigilante lawsuits that S.B. Braid has courageously stood up against this blatantly unconstitutional law. The comments are the first public admission that a physician decided to perform the procedure after the law was on the books and will likely trigger new legal proceedings.В The law was written specifically to make it very difficult to challenge, and some abortion providers have said that they planned to abide by it to avoid severe consequences.Д«raid wrote that he is affiliated with the Center for Reproductive Rights, the group that is already in federal court fighting the law. вЂњI fully understood that there could be legal consequences - but I wanted to make sure that Texas didnвЂ™t get away with its bid to prevent this blatantly unconstitutional law from being tested,вЂќ he wrote. Alan Braid, a physician in San Antonio, Texas, wrote in an op-ed published Saturday in The Washington Post. I acted because I had a duty of care to this patient, as I do for all patients, and because she has a fundamental right to receive this care,вЂќ Dr. 6, I provided an abortion to a woman who, though still in her first trimester, was beyond the stateвЂ™s new limit. (CNN) - A Texas doctor is publicly revealing that he violated a state lawВ that bans abortions after six weeks and says he is inviting legal challenges under the controversial law, which has so far withstood efforts by pro-abortion rights supporters to block it.

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