After the Supreme Court struck down an attempt to stop the new Texas abortion ban, even Republians expressed they feel the new law is 'extreme.'
'I happen to be personally opposed to abortion and I believe states do have rights to pass some reasonable restrictions,' Republican Maryland Govenor Larry Hogan told NBC's Meet the Press.
'But certainly in this case, this bill in Texas, seems to be a little bit extreme with this problem of bounties,' he continued.
Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, also a Republican, slammed the new law as a way to encourage citizens to 'tattle' on those performing abortions.
'I'm pro-life, but what I don't like to see is this idea of every citizen being able to tattle, sue an Uber driver, as you said, be deputized to enforce this abortion law to whatever they want,' Kizninger told CNN State of the Union host Dana Bash.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a pro-life Republican, said Sunday that the new Texas abortion law is 'a little extreme' after the Supreme Court stopped it from being blocked
Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger, also a pro-life Republican, said Sunday that the law encourages people to 'tattle' on each other
'I think, if you're going to do something on abortion, it's a debate that we should have that's open and not just opening people up to be sued for any bit part in that process,' he added.
The new law in Texas bans abortion when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, whch is usually around six weeks after conception. At this point in a pregnancy, many women who have unplanned pregnancies are still unaware that they are carrying a child.
The law, upheld by the Supreme Court last week, also relies on citizens reporting those who assist women in getting abortions after that six-week mark – like drivers who may transport them to an abortion clinic or doctors who perorm abortions after a heartbeat is detected.
Both Kinzinger and Hogan say they are pro-life, but are
