SAG-AFTRA says it’s “disappointed” by Friday’s Supreme Court decision that allows Texas’ anti-abortion law to stand, saying that it exposes SAG-AFTRA members to “real risk” through the lack of basic reproductive healthcare.That law, Senate Bill 8, prohibits abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, generally after about six weeks of pregnancy, and allows private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone else who assists them in the procedure.
The actors union called the law “deplorable and alarming,” and the high court’s ruling “chilling.”“SAG-AFTRA objects to any law that places our members at risk,” the union said in a statement. “The recent trend in certain states to enact legislation threatening criminal penalties or civil
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