npub19vl6rfsnkf400frfavrr69p6gf5cexhaw223vra4th2lelhqjh8q8tnuam (npub19vl…nuam) It’s an interesting puzzle. The one case brought under SB8 was ultimately dismissed so it hasn’t been tested yet. It is highly unusual for a state to engineer a private enforcement regime only to avoid federal constitutional review. Texas prohibited public enforcement so that abortion providers could not challenge enforcement of the law by a government official.
But the fear of a $10K bounty serves its purpose. Abortions dropped by 60% before Roe was overturned.