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Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To State’s Abortion Law Over Medical Exceptions

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press

Tabitha S. by Tabitha S.
July 14, 2024
in Culture, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Politics, Texas Family Values
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Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To State’s Abortion Law Over Medical Exceptions

Anti-abortion rights supporters take part in a "Rally for Life" march and celebration outside the Texas State Capitol on January 27, 2024, in Austin, Texas. This event commemorates the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that imposed legal abortion on Texas and the entire nation throughout all nine months of pregnancy and celebrates the overturning of the precedent set in 1973. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Anti-abortion rights supporters take part in a “Rally for Life” march and celebration outside the Texas State Capitol on January 27, 2024, in Austin, Texas. This event commemorates the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that imposed legal abortion on Texas and the entire nation throughout all nine months of pregnancy and celebrates the overturning of the precedent set in 1973. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. following a lawsuit by women who had serious pregnancy complications.

The ruling from the court, whose nine justices are all elected Republicans, is the latest decision to uphold Texas’ abortion ban, which critics say does not offer enough clarity over when exceptions are allowed.

“Texas law permits a life-saving abortion,” the court wrote in the order signed by Republican Justice Jane Bland.

Last summer, state District Judge Jessica Mangrum had granted a temporary injunction preventing Texas from enforcing the ban against doctors who in their “good faith judgment” ended a pregnancy that they determined was unsafe because of complications. But that was immediately blocked by an appeal from the Texas attorney general’s office to the state’s Supreme Court.

The lawsuit filed in March 2023 didn’t seek to repeal Texas’ abortion ban, but instead aimed to force more clarity on when exceptions are allowed.

It argued that exemptions under the law, which allows an abortion to save a mother’s life or prevent the impairment of a major bodily function, are written too vaguely and create confusion among doctors, who were turning away some pregnant women experiencing health complications because they feared repercussions.

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Representatives from the whole pro-life movement and their supporters gather to demonstrate in Parliament Square on May 15, 2024 in London, England. The demonstration comes on the day when MPs are expected to get a free vote on decriminalising abortion. The amendment to the 1861 law would end the prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies after the 24-week limit. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The plaintiffs said the abortion ban has made medical professionals wary of facing liability if the state does not consider the situation a medical emergency.

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Stengle reported from Dallas.

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Tabitha S.

Tabitha S.

As a native Texan, I am passionate about covering the news that impacts our lives in Texas. Community and family is what is important at the Texas Insider, we strive to deliver comprehensive stories by examining history and presenting the full picture.

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