US EditionA Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
- Texas lawmakers scheduled a key House vote on Wednesday for a bill clarifying medical exceptions under its near-total abortion ban enacted in 2022.
- This development follows the 2024 Texas Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law but rejected claims from Dr. Austin Dennard and others denied abortions amid life-threatening complications.
- The bill specifies doctors face no criminal charges for abortions in medical emergencies causing major bodily impairment but excludes exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal anomalies.
- Doctors risk fines up to $100,000 and prison sentences of up to 99 years for illegal abortions, while GOP Sen. Bryan Hughes stated the bill aims to clear confusion among doctors.
- Although Republicans and Democrats unite behind the bill, critics including medical professionals and some abortion-rights groups doubt it will ease compliance or adequately protect patients.
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Texas Abortion Law Clarification Bill Faces Bipartisan Support - Dallas Weekly
Written By Eleanor Klibanoff The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life. The House is slated to vote on a bill to clarify Texas’ near-total abortion ban Wednesday, after it passed the Senate unanimously last month. The bill is expected to garner bipartisan support, despite some concerns from both sides of the aisle. Texas banned all abortions three years ago, with…
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