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What data is inside the heartbeat packet?
The Texas Heartbeat Act served as a "litmus test" for the Supreme Court. When the Court declined to block the law in late 2021, it signaled a shift in the judiciary's stance on reproductive rights. This momentum eventually culminated in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which removed federal protections for abortion and allowed states to implement even stricter bans than those found in SB 1. heartbeat 1