A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights since Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/uCV6yfCJtM

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 1, 2021

Legislation banning abortions after six weeks is now the law of the land in Texas, effectively ending Roe v. Wade protections in the state. https://t.co/d8eTX4ZpWw

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) September 1, 2021

@Hegemommy
Aug 31, 2021
Well, it happened. The Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade tonight for folks in Texas under cover of darkness That’s right! The biggest abortion rights news in 50 years happened in the shadowshttps://t.co/CveoSkpxPE

— feminism for all (@de_activatemoi) September 1, 2021

The Supreme Court's failure to act was itself an act– a de facto erasure of Roe v Wade. I wonder if Sotomayor, Kagan or Breyer will speak up about it.

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 1, 2021

Basic health care includes safe, legal abortion. The Texas abortion ban is an unconstitutional attack on reproductive rights—an attack happening all across America. Let’s be very clear: We’re going to fight this ban and defend #RoeVWade.https://t.co/DVZazBPlFg

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) September 1, 2021

The near-total abortion ban in Texas is "completely inverting the legal system," a constitutional law professor at the University of Texas at Austin said in July. "It says the state is not going to be the one to enforce this law. Your neighbors are." https://t.co/i3xmrr4WSb

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 1, 2021

President Biden says Texas' draconian new abortion law violates the Constitution, pledges to "protect and defend" abortion rights. https://t.co/gY6aFTB4hV

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 1, 2021

President Biden says Texas' strict new abortion law 'blatantly violates the constitutional right established under Roe v. Wade and upheld as precedent for nearly half a century.' https://t.co/xSnbkhM9S1

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 1, 2021

The Texas abortion law is an attempt to legalize harassment.

It is as cowardly as it is unconstitutional. https://t.co/l8C9lPm68Z

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 1, 2021

Texas is empowering its citizens to:

—Carry guns without a license
—Sue service providers for helping people access abortions
—Challenge voter registrations to keep people from voting
—Stop teachers from educating about racism or protecting students from COVID

Connect the dots.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) September 1, 2021

maybe if this weren't Day 17 of Afghan Optics, the press wouldn't have missed the Texas abortion story

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) September 1, 2021

Dominic Raab is asked ten times for the exact date that he went on holiday to Crete. The foreign secretary does not give an answer

Follow live: https://t.co/EWbOHPIsSa pic.twitter.com/hBgFRY6Y2K

— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 1, 2021

Rarely have we seen a minister try to filibuster his own select committee hearing. But that's what we got today. https://t.co/aiexz129a7

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) September 1, 2021

Dominic Raab has no answers, no explanations for his failures & absolutely no humility. It’s indefensible that he still has no idea of numbers of eligible people left behind & unforgivable that their safety seems less important than Tory fears of being seen to support refugees

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) September 1, 2021

Raab "The source of that?"
Tom Tugendhat….
"It's your principle risk report". 😏 pic.twitter.com/jAIgUGocQo

— Jude 🇪🇺 (@jude5456) September 1, 2021

Telegraph has got hold of the full risk report from the Foreign Office cited in today’s Afghan committee.

Here’s the most eye-catching section in full. Report dated July 22. Two weeks before Raab went on hol (Aug6). Three weeks before Kabul fell (Aug15).https://t.co/cuCb3E9TrI pic.twitter.com/TXRoKA1iu0

— Ben Riley-Smith (@benrileysmith) September 1, 2021

Taliban parade captured military equipment in Kandahar days after troops leave Afghanistan https://t.co/eNRR1KR0N3 pic.twitter.com/4TbtVl6vHj

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 1, 2021

Far-right groups have praised the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and that's catching the eye of officials grappling with the threat of domestic extremism https://t.co/MEH4MUnIRW

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 1, 2021