The judge ruled that the 13 women who sued were wrongfully denied emergency abortion care and that doctors can't be prosecuted for using 'good faith judgment.'
the threat of life in prison, a $100,000 fine, and loss of their medical license if they provide an abortion that appears to run afoul of the murky guidelines.In her ruling, Mangrum specified that the 13 women were wrongfully denied abortion care, clarified when doctors can provide abortions for medical emergencies, and stated that doctors can use their own “good faith judgment” to determine when to offer abortion care without being prosecuted.
To be clear, this isn’t a unilateral victory and is expected to be a temporary one. In Texas state court, a ruling is automatically stayed when it’s appealed. This means that once the state appeals Mangrum’s ruling, as it’s expected to, the injunction will be temporarily blocked.Nonetheless, the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing the plaintiffs, is celebrating the ruling as an important step in a longer legal fight.
In her own statement, lead plaintiff Amanda Zurawski said she “cried for joy when I heard the news” of the decision. “This is exactly why we did this. This is why we put ourselves through the pain and the trauma over and over again to share our experiences and the harms caused by these awful laws,” Zurawski said. Last year, Zurawski nearly died after she waseven after learning her pregnancy wasn’t viable and threatened her life and wound up contracting sepsis.
Speaking to Jezebel, another plaintiff who became severely ill after being denied emergency abortion care and was forced to travel out-of-state for the procedure, now says she lives with fear of getting pregnant again. Taylor Edwards, who’s relied on IVF to get pregnant, began her first IVF cycle since being denied care by Texas hospitals in February, and told Jezebel that she and her husband are “absolutely terrified” because of what Texas’ abortion bans subjected them to.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Texas judge gives abortion exemption to women with complicated pregnanciesTexas women with complicated pregnancies, including those with fatal fetal diagnoses, are exempt from the state’s abortion bans after a Travis County court...
Read more »
Judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from Texas abortion banWomen in Texas with complicated pregnancies will be exempted from a state abortion ban under a temporary injunction issued on Friday, with the judge citing a lack of clarity on the ban's medical exemptions.
Read more »
Judge’s order exempts Texas women with complicated pregnancies from state abortion banAfter testimony from three women last month, detailing how the abortion ban delayed medically necessary care, a state district court judge issued a temporary exemption to Texas’ abortion ban in cases where the fetus is unlikely to survive. MORE:
Read more »
Judge’s order exempts Texas women with complicated pregnancies from state abortion banAfter three women testified last month detailing how the abortion ban delayed medically necessary care, a state district court judge issued a temporary exemption to Texas’ abortion ban in cases when the fetus is unlikely to survive.
Read more »
Judge's order exempts Texas women with complicated pregnancies from state abortion banThe ruling handed down Friday suggests patients with complicated pregnancies can seek abortions in the state without prosecution of those who aid in and perform the procedure.
Read more »
This Week in Texas Politics: Street racing in Texas, 'mega-drought' and Paxton in courtArticles and videos about This Week in Texas Politics: Street racing in Texas, 'mega-drought' and Paxton in court on FOX 7 Austin.
Read more »