Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to State's Strict Abortion Ban After the Deaths of Two Women
Weeks after ProPublica reported on the deaths of two pregnant women whose miscarriages went untreated in Texas, state lawmakers have filed bills that would create new exceptions to the state's strict abortion laws, broadening doctors' ability to intervene when their patients face health risks. The legislation comes after the lawmaker who wrote one of Texas' recent abortion bans wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle defending the current exceptions as "plenty clear."
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