Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is expected to sign legislation soon that will allow private citizens to sue anyone who prescribes, distributes or provides abortion medication to or from Texas.

Supporters and opponents of the bill believe it will serve as a template for other states that want to restrict abortion medication and trigger new legal battles between red states where the pills are banned and blue states where they are protected.

They also believe the bill could limit the availability of abortion medication even in states where it is legal, if distributors and manufacturers stop sending the drugs to the state to avoid legal repercussions.

Senators approved House Bill 7 in a 17-8 vote late Wednesday. Before the vote, the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Bryan Hughes (R), said the legislat

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