UT Students join Women's March at State Capitol [View all]
AUSTIN -- UT students joined about 1,000 protestors in a march to the Capitol on Saturday to oppose Texas’ recent passing of the country’s most restrictive abortion law.
Several UT student protestors voiced that Senate Bill 8 restricts essential reproductive health care at the Austin Women’s March, which began at 9 a.m. and lasted three hours. Senate Bill 8, which prohibits abortions after six weeks without exceptions for rape or incest, took effect in September. The bill also allows citizens across the country to sue anyone who may have assisted a person getting an abortion, including health care providers.
The protest comes a day after a federal judge heard arguments on whether the law should be suspended while courts decide if it’s legal. The judge’s decision is still pending.
Mathematics freshman Holly Luebsen, who led students to the capitol, said she is frustrated with Texas’ implementation of the restrictive abortion bill.
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