Política

Nueva ley antiaborto de EE. UU. suscita un debate sobre los cazarrecompensas

Activistas y políticos alertan de que nueva norma en Texas permite a los ciudadanos recibir recompensas por demandar a quien ayude a las mujeres a acceder al procedimiento médico

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: Debra Sweet, weras a mask inscribed with the words " No Forced Motherhood" as she joins people gathered for a reproductive rights rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall on September 01, 2021 in Downtown Brooklyn in New York City. NOW-NYC and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund organized a rally for reproductive rights after a Texas law that has been dubbed the "Heartbeat Bill" went into effect. The law ends access to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and would allow anyone to sue abortion providers and �aiders and abetters� in civil court. Abortion rights activists have asked the Supreme Court to block the law, but as of Wednesday morning the court has allowed the law to go into effect. In May, Supreme Court justices agreed to review a Mississippi case on the state's ban on abortion procedures after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide. A ruling on that case is expected in 2022.   Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: Debra Sweet, weras a mask inscribed with the words " No Forced Motherhood" as she joins people gathered for a reproductive rights rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall on September 01, 2021 in Downtown Brooklyn in New York City. NOW-NYC and Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund organized a rally for reproductive rights after a Texas law that has been dubbed the "Heartbeat Bill" went into effect. The law ends access to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and would allow anyone to sue abortion providers and �aiders and abetters� in civil court. Abortion rights activists have asked the Supreme Court to block the law, but as of Wednesday morning the court has allowed the law to go into effect. In May, Supreme Court justices agreed to review a Mississippi case on the state's ban on abortion procedures after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide. A ruling on that case is expected in 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Michael M. Santiago
"(Texas) ha delegado en los ciudadanos del estado la tarea de cazar recompensas, ofreciéndoles premios en efectivo por perseguir civilmente los procedimientos médicos de sus vecinos”, criticó la jueza Sonia Sotomayor. (Michael M. Santiago/AFP)

Washington. La expresión “cazarrecompensas” evoca imágenes de carteles de “Se busca” y vaqueros armados que perseguían fugitivos en el Salvaje Oeste, pero esta controvertida profesión está muy viva en el Estados Unidos moderno.

La industria, casi única de Estados Unidos, ha vuelto a ser objeto de atención esta semana después de que la Corte Suprema se negó a bloquear una ley de Texas que permite a los ciudadanos de a pie demandar a cualquiera que ayude a las mujeres a acceder al aborto.

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