Washington/Austin, Texas | America’s most far-reaching curb on abortions since they were legalised half a century ago took effect in Texas on Wednesday (Thursday AEST), with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold.
If allowed to remain in force, the law, which bans most abortions, would be the strictest against abortion rights in the United States since the high court’s landmark Roe v Wade decision in 1973.
