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BumRushDaShow

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23. TX has that "Heartbeat" ( "bounty" ) law for individuals to sue providers in other states

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Reply #22)

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:31 PM

Sep 4

and some states sued TX in advance for the law being unconstitutional, but those suits were thrown out, apparently because "no one had used the law yet" or some such wording.

However there was one suit that was filed by someone who did try to use it against a TX doctor and it was thrown out because they could not show it harmed them (in this case, the TX courts threw it out) -

Texas Court Throws Out Case Against Doctor Who Violated Abortion Ban

In any case, the shield laws supposedly preclude "liability" suits from out of state plaintiffs for specific reproductive rights issues, along with gender-affirming care (at least some of the state laws). I can't see how a state can dictate who has standing in another state.

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What bullshit.... Lovie777 Sep 4 #1

I think they JustAnotherGen Sep 4 #3

FYI - there are a lot of us Texans that feel the same way. walkingman Sep 4 #4

Rest assured JustAnotherGen Sep 4 #5

I know. I have a Liberal Texan friend of decades. electric_blue68 Sep 4 #11

They can go fuck themselves JustAnotherGen Sep 4 #2

This isn't going to be solved bucolic_frolic Sep 4 #6

That would be awesome! LeftInTX Sep 5 #28

Idle researchers have idle time bucolic_frolic Sep 5 #30

I thought you had to have legal "standing" to bring a lawsuit. Diamond_Dog Sep 4 #7

Good point. I am not a lawyer but I have thought about this. Redleg Sep 4 #10

What this says is..NO WOMAN IS SAFE IN TEXAS. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 4 #8

Dumb as rocks - Nigrum Cattus Sep 4 #9

In GOP doublespeak, "protecting" means "further endangering"... ananda Sep 4 #12

No Way This SHOULD Stick. GB_RN Sep 4 #13

so i guess a state like california can pass a law moonshinegnomie Sep 4 #14

NY has such laws dubbed "Shield" laws BumRushDaShow Sep 4 #15

id go much further moonshinegnomie Sep 4 #17

I think the reality of doing that is BumRushDaShow Sep 4 #18

except it wouldnt be the state actually doing it moonshinegnomie Sep 4 #22

TX has that "Heartbeat" ( "bounty" ) law for individuals to sue providers in other states BumRushDaShow Sep 4 #23

once again those were texas courts moonshinegnomie Sep 4 #25

I think as analogous situation BumRushDaShow Sep 5 #26

The judge who threw out the case is a Democrat. LeftInTX Sep 5 #29

"Papers please" CTyankee Sep 4 #16

Look out Texas Mail persons. You;re bluestarone Sep 4 #19

whatever happened to STATES RIGHTS Skittles Sep 4 #20

Meanwhile GOP blessed JFK Jr. under the tRump administration have basically killed children with measles. ffr Sep 4 #21

You mean RFK Jr. Rhiannon12866 Sep 5 #27

It also allows lawsuits against the web services used to order the pills NickB79 Sep 4 #24