Perry Signs It: Texas Abortion Bill Now Law

New requirements will take effect in October
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 18, 2013 10:27 AM CDT
Perry Signs It: Texas Abortion Bill Now Law
In this June 27, 2013 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks in Grapevine, Texas.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry made Texas' sweeping new abortion regulations law today, signing a bill that spawned weeks of protests, a legislative three-ring circus, and Wendy Davis' last-ditch filibuster. The law, which takes effect in October, bans abortions after the 20-week mark and requires abortion doctors to have hospital-admitting privileges; only five of the Lone Star State's 42 clinics currently comply. Protesters attended today's ceremony, notes the AP, with signs reading, "Shame." (More Texas stories.)

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