LEE KRAMER'S ROOM: With Views

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The Women's March announced on Friday it will hold nationwide mobilization events next month to protest the new restrictive abortion law in Texas.

The events, which the group is billing as "mass mobilization events," will take place in all 50 states on Oct. 2.

The organization said it is teaming up with 90 other groups including the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood, SHERO Mississippi, Mississippi in Action, Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, SisterSong, The Frontline and the Working Families Party.

News of the event comes after the Supreme Court refused to block the Texas law, known as S.B. 8, which bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected. A fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant.

The measure also allows Texas residents to sue anyone suspected of aiding the procedure.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/570769-womens-march-to-hold-nationwide-mobilization-event-to-respond-to-texas

The ban is seen as a major victory for anti-abortion activists, but Democrats and abortion rights groups have vowed to fight back.