San Antonio doctor Alan Braid is facing lawsuits after
revealing that he
performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law. This comes after the Justice Department
sued the state and
asked a federal judge to temporarily block enforcement of the law while the lawsuit plays out. The
law, also known as SB-8, bans abortions six weeks after pregnancy, before many people know that they’re pregnant. This fall, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a potential Mississippi
law banning the procedure after 15 weeks. Legal experts say Braid's situation represents a test of whether the Texas law and those like it can stand. Many question what these laws could mean for
the future of Roe v. Wade and reproductive rights. This week’s source can provide context on this news, and reproductive justice as it relates to race and class.