I don’t think this steamy, rancid pile of rhinoceros excrement can possibly withstand legal scrutiny. Roe and constitutional problems aside, random tinfoil hat weirdos spying on people they are pretty sure, definitely probably doing abortion and suing them is going to piss off judges all over that confused, repressed state of Texas. Giving literally anyone standing to attack people with lawsuits is a misuse of, and disregard for the legal system, aside from the obvious assault on women (and men who support them and their painful decision). Elections matter. Where you live and breath matters. Texas can’t force women to give birth to babies, but it can clearly make things more painful and miserable for a shitload of people.
After they are born you can freeze them to death and no one sues nobody.Or they can die from COVID.you are free to deny service to someone bc they are gay, but must serve the unmasked unvaxxed death spreaders.This is the gospel of TX.
How does one of these private citizens go about proving that an abortion occurred in order to sue for abetting one? Could rando people start suing Abbott on behalf of every woman who has a late period, claiming it was obviously a child terminated by the stress caused by Abbott signing this? How much "evidence" of pregnancy is required? Of "abetting" an "abortion" if there's no real proof of a pregnancy? Who has standing here? Can statistics be used as sufficient evidence? Can testimony of woo experts? This needs testing in the courts, obviously. Maybe one files a suit against every possible combination of what could be a pregnancy, against every person in their spheres, on behalf of women you don't even know if they are pregnant, and just clog their justice system seeking whatever amounts to "justice" as poorly defined in this very stupid law.
Establish a legal fund to constantly accuse and sue the authors of this bill of violating it by supporting abortions themselves. Who needs facts? The authors didn't.
If a person drives to get an abortion, can I sue the auto manufacturers? And can I sue the governor for allowing that auto manufacturer to build cars in the state?
One response to this would be for another state to write a law allowing somebody who is forced to travel to their state for an abortion to sue the legislators of their home state for damages. Makes more sense than letting randos sue doctors for a procedure that they could only find out about by violating HIPAA.
So does 'aiding and abetting' include donating to PP or holding a women's rights sign? Of course it does.
I don’t think this steamy, rancid pile of rhinoceros excrement can possibly withstand legal scrutiny. Roe and constitutional problems aside, random tinfoil hat weirdos spying on people they are pretty sure, definitely probably doing abortion and suing them is going to piss off judges all over that confused, repressed state of Texas. Giving literally anyone standing to attack people with lawsuits is a misuse of, and disregard for the legal system, aside from the obvious assault on women (and men who support them and their painful decision). Elections matter. Where you live and breath matters. Texas can’t force women to give birth to babies, but it can clearly make things more painful and miserable for a shitload of people.
Makes me wanna go to Texas and do just that.
Christ. Live by your rules, but stop pushing them on rest of us who are more or less sane.
After they are born you can freeze them to death and no one sues nobody.Or they can die from COVID.you are free to deny service to someone bc they are gay, but must serve the unmasked unvaxxed death spreaders.This is the gospel of TX.
How does one of these private citizens go about proving that an abortion occurred in order to sue for abetting one? Could rando people start suing Abbott on behalf of every woman who has a late period, claiming it was obviously a child terminated by the stress caused by Abbott signing this? How much "evidence" of pregnancy is required? Of "abetting" an "abortion" if there's no real proof of a pregnancy? Who has standing here? Can statistics be used as sufficient evidence? Can testimony of woo experts? This needs testing in the courts, obviously. Maybe one files a suit against every possible combination of what could be a pregnancy, against every person in their spheres, on behalf of women you don't even know if they are pregnant, and just clog their justice system seeking whatever amounts to "justice" as poorly defined in this very stupid law.
Establish a legal fund to constantly accuse and sue the authors of this bill of violating it by supporting abortions themselves. Who needs facts? The authors didn't.
The scrutiny it can withstand is determined by the make up of the courts who rule on it.
In this case, we have a 6-3 conservative SCOTUS that will indeed say this law holds up under scrutiny.
Elections matter.
If a person drives to get an abortion, can I sue the auto manufacturers? And can I sue the governor for allowing that auto manufacturer to build cars in the state?
One response to this would be for another state to write a law allowing somebody who is forced to travel to their state for an abortion to sue the legislators of their home state for damages. Makes more sense than letting randos sue doctors for a procedure that they could only find out about by violating HIPAA.
In other words, the Soviet Republic of Texas would like its population to inform on and prosecute one another, a state of Pavlik Morozovs.