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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and guests about

politics. It's Thursday, September 9th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

Texas Senate Bill 8, known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, was signed into law by Governor

Greg Abbott in May. The bill allows private citizens in Texas to sue anyone who aids

in an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law effectively outlaws the vast

majority of abortions in Texas, but its supporters

argue that it does not violate the precedent set by Roe v. Wade because private citizens,

not the state, are enforcing the ban. Last week, as the bill was set to go into effect,

many thought that the Supreme Court might block the law.

But in a midnight ruling, the court refused to intercede.

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