Texas’s controversial heartbeat bill marks three years, as more laws challenge abortion rights

It’s now been three years since Texas enacted the first ‘heartbeat bill’ in the United States, banning all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected usually around 6-weeks into a pregnancy -- before most women even know they are pregnant. The law was a precursor to the state’s near-total-ban on abortion, which took effect after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. two years ago. Texas women have been forced to flee the state for care, while others have nearly died. CGTN’s Toni Waterman reports. Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile https://cgtnamerica.vhx.tv/videos/hd-live-broadcasts Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube Follow CGTN America: Twitter: @cgtnamerica Facebook: @cgtnamerica Instagram: @cgtnamerica TikTok: @newstoks This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, LLC on behalf of CCTV. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.