Though Texas law makes an exception for medical emergencies, one woman's doctor told her its definition leaves a lot up to interpretation.
both on those with planned and unplanned pregnancies. It also foreshadows the difficult decisions Texans and other Southerners will be forced to make if the longstanding constitutional right to an abortion is stricken and redIf the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision protecting that right, as a leaked draft opinion indicates it may, all abortions in Texas would become illegal within 30 days under a trigger law passed by the Legislature last year.
if there is “danger of death or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function.” For doctors, the threat of a lawsuit and the possibility of losing their medical licenses makes the calculation of what constitutes an emergency a lot more weighty, said Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Seago suggested medical groups like ACOG are not putting out sufficient guidance for physicians because they disagree with anti-abortion laws. Jack Morris tries to get his mom, Sarah, to pick him up as his dad, Shane, looks on in their home on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Humble. Sarah was diagnosed with cervical cancer while pregnant and now faces higher risk. She and her husband are having to think through scenarios where they'd need to drive or fly out of state if any danger arises as a result of her pregnancy.
“That’s when I was thinking: This is crazy that anyone should need approval in the midst of an emergency,” the doctor said. “It’s not the standard of care. It was a very, very clear-cut case, and there’s many, many more that are less clear-cut.knew from her first pregnancy, with her son Jack, that she had some polyps on her cervix, but she did not know at the time that they were cancerous. She’d hoped to be able to get them treated after Jack, who is now nearly 2, was born.
Sarah Morris in her home on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Humble. Morris was 10 weeks pregnant when she found out she had cervical cancer, putting her at risk of hemorrhaging and other life-threatening complications. She and her husband are having to think through scenarios where they'd need to drive or fly out of state if any danger arises as a result of her pregnancy.
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