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As Texas ban on abortion goes into effect, a religion scholar explains that pre-modern Christian attitudes on marriage and reproductive rights were quite different

  • Written by Luis Josué Salés, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Scripps College
As Texas ban on abortion goes into effect, a religion scholar explains that pre-modern Christian attitudes on marriage and reproductive rights were quite differentThe U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas' abortion restrictions to take effect.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to rule on an emergency application to block SB8, a controversial Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. As such, the legislation went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021.

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