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The Starr County district attorney dropped the improper charges, but the fallout “forever changed the Plaintiff’s life,” a new federal lawsuit says.
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The state agency is responding to a petition from two attorneys to clear up ambiguity about when emergency abortions are allowed.
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The uptick comes a year after Texas’ six-week abortion ban went into effect in 2021.
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Doctors have been hesitant about providing care because of fear of criminal prosecution. A new petition to the Texas Medical Board asks for clarity regarding when emergency abortions are allowed.
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Two lawyers filed a petition Tuesday that asks the board to clarify what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion laws.
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There was a substantial increase in requests by people who were not pregnant after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision was leaked.
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The Biden administration reminded hospitals of their obligation to perform life-saving abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Texas sued, arguing it was an overstep that mandated abortions.
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As the first full year since Roe v. Wade was overturned closes, the abortion landscape in the U.S. has changed legally, politically and medically.
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Legal and reproductive rights experts are concerned over a lack of clarity for emergency abortions after the ruling in Cox v. Texas.
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The woman's lawyers had already announced she would leave the state to seek care earlier in the day.