The celebrity reactions were among a flood of responses after the United States Supreme Court declined to block the bill at the eleventh hour.
The Texas law makes no exceptions for rape or incest. The only exception is if there is a danger to the woman's health.
While similar laws have passed in a dozen Republican-led conservative states, all had been stymied in the courts.
Pro-choice advocates say the refusal of the Supreme Court to step in to block the bill imperils rights that have been enshrined in US law since a landmark 1973 case.
"The Supreme Court's ruling overnight is an unprecedented assault on a woman's constitutional rights under Roe v. Wade, which has been the law of the land for almost fifty years," President Joe Biden said in a statement.
The law in Republican-dominated Texas is particularly controversial because it allows members of the public to sue doctors who perform abortions, with medics liable for up to US$10,000 for each procedure they perform.
Abortion is a touchstone issue in the United States, provoking strong responses on both sides.
The Texas law is among a raft of state-level measures coming to the fore as Republican-dominated legislatures seek to make rules that polls say a majority of Americans disagree with.
The appointment to the Supreme Court of three judges by former president Donald Trump has emboldened those on the right – particularly evangelical Christians – who see a chance to reverse a ruling they hold as counter to the will of God.
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