Senate Bill 8 Could Pave the Way for More State Abortion Bans

The bill varies from other abortion bills that red states regularly pass due to an unusual provision that empowers private citizens, rather than state officials, to enforce this ban. As Desireé Luckey, director of policy at Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, explained, “The law deputizes private citizens. The only people who are authorized to bring causes of action in civil courts are private individuals, not state officials.”