Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved letting private citizens sue abortion pill manufacturers, doctors and anyone who mails the medication, setting the state up to be the first to try to crack down on the most common abortion method.

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A bill that would let Texas residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers for up to $100,000 has been passed by lawmakers and sent to the governor, the first legislation of its kind in any state

Supporters hail it as a tool to stop medication abortions, which remain available despite being illegal in Texas

Abortion rights groups deride it as a "bounty hunter bill" that would encourage private citizens to engage in a form of legalized vigilante justice

Lawmakers agreed to cap the award for most people at $10,000, with the other

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