Law firm leaders have signed letters in recent months denouncing antisemitic attacks and opposing voter suppression legislation. Firm leaders have spoken out about racial justice and the #MeToo movement, and many have acknowledged the role they must take in improving legal industry diversity and inclusion.

But Texas’ new restrictive abortion law, which went into effect Sept. 1 and essentially bans abortions after six weeks with no exception for rape or incest, has not generated the same kind of immediate public statement from law firms.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]