\n\t\tThree more GOP-led states enact abortion \u2018trigger laws\u2019\t<\/a>
\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\nO\u2019Rourke put another spotlight on the topic in one of his first TV ads in the race, which includes a voiceover saying that some women will die because of the ban.<\/p>\n
Abortion has also come up in the race for Texas attorney general.<\/p>\n
After the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted: \u201cPraise the Lord. Abortion is now illegal in Texas.\u201d He also shut down his office that day and pushed for it to become an annual holiday.<\/p>\n
Paxton\u2019s Democratic opponent in November, Rochelle Garza, has campaigned on protecting Texans against the abortion ban and working to \u201cmake sure that doctors can continue saving lives without risking prison or losing their medical license.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the new trigger law in effect, Texas now has three significant abortion bans in place. The other two are a pre-Roe statute dating back to 1857 that bans the procedure, as well as Senate Bill 8, which allows private citizens to sue medical providers or anyone who helps a patient receive an abortion.<\/p>\n
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