Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, said this week that rape victims in his state are permitted to use

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Plan B, a pregnancy-preventing emergency contraception "the morning-after tablet. We want to help

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those victims, but we also want to ensure that they can immediately receive medical care and report it

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"According to The Dallas Morning News and KXAS-TV, Abbott said in a pre-recorded interview that will air on Sunday.

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They can obtain the Plan B pill, which can stop a pregnancy before it even starts, by seeking medical

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attention right away. If you report the rape to the police, you can be confident that the perpetrator will be

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apprehended and put on trial, Abbott said, via the Morning News. The Texas abortion trigger law, which

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was approved in 2021 in anticipation of Roe v. Wade's removal, took effect this month. It imposes new

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criminal penalties for abortion and only provides an exemption for specific medical cases. The Lone Star State

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has one of the harshest abortion laws in the country and forbids abortions as early as six weeks into

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a pregnancy, often before a woman is aware that she is pregnant. When a foetal heartbeat is found,

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abortion is illegal in Texas. According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, which advocates for increased access to abortion.

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