Texas proposes new abortion exceptions after reports link strict bans to four women's deaths.

Texas lawmakers are proposing new legislation to expand exceptions in the state's strict abortion ban after a report linked the deaths of four women, including two in Texas, to lack of timely reproductive care. The new bills would allow abortions to preserve patients' mental or physical health, including fertility, and in cases where the fetus cannot survive outside the womb without extraordinary interventions. Current laws threaten doctors with severe penalties for providing abortions.

November 23, 2024
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