The Texas state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would make it easier to sue physicians and distributors who mail abortion pills into the state. The measure now goes to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law.

The legislation, which was approved with an 18-9 vote, also prohibits the manufacturing of abortion drugs in Texas.

It would be the first law of its kind in the country and is part of the ongoing effort by abortion foes to fight the broad use of the pills, which women turn to in the majority of abortions in the U.S.

Texas law already lets private citizens sue anyone who helps facilitate an abortion. The new bill widens the scope of those who can be sued to include manufacturers, digital networks and delivery companies.

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