Lawsuit over Texas abortion ban could be a model in other states

BY: DAVID MONTGOMERY
AUGUST 2, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas — A lawsuit in Texas asserting that the state’s abortion ban imperils women by dissuading doctors from ending dangerous pregnancies could provide a template for similar challenges across the country.

Texas is one of 14 states that banned abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. The Texas ban includes an exception that allows physicians to end a pregnancy if it could result in the death of the woman or a “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.”

Continued: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2023/08/02/lawsuit-over-texas-abortion-ban-could-be-a-model-in-other-states/

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Texas Allows Abortions to Resume During Coronavirus Pandemic

Texas Allows Abortions to Resume During Coronavirus Pandemic
After weeks of wrangling in the courts, the state eased the restrictions on some surgical procedures, including abortion.

By Sabrina Tavernise
April 22, 2020

WASHINGTON — In a surprise move on Wednesday night, the authorities in Texas abandoned their fight to include abortion in a list of medical procedures that must be delayed during the coronavirus pandemic.

During the weeks of legal wrangling that went all of the way to the Supreme Court, Texas had argued that abortion was like any other elective surgery, and should be delayed to preserve the personal protective equipment needed by medical workers exposed to the virus.

Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/coronavirus-abortion-texas.html