In a first, five pregnant women sue the state of Texas over abortion ban

Five women sue Texas for denying them abortions during dangerous pregnancies

A group of five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives sued Texas over its abortion ban.

These women say the Texas abortion ban put their lives at risk. Now they're suing

Texas patients and doctors are suing the state over its abortion ban — one of the strictest in the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion last year.

Texas denied abortions to these women when their lives were in danger. Now they’re suing the state.

Originally published by The 19thYour trusted source for contextualizing abortion news in Texas and beyond. Sign up for our daily newsletter.Amanda Zurawski never wanted to be here. Neither did Lauren Miller. Nor did Lauren Hall or Anna Zargarian.But they didn’t feel like they had a choice. The four women repeated that refrain, one by one, on a humid Tuesday afternoon, standing in the shadow of the Texas Capitol. It was the day after they — along…

5 women are suing the state of Texas over abortion restrictions

Lauren Miller, right, embraces Anna Zargarian after speaking as part of an announcement that the case Zurawski v. State of Texas has been filed, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The women are two of five plaintiffs in a lawsuit that asks for clarification of the “medical emergency” exceptions in Texas’ abortion law, SB8.Sara Diggins, Austin American-Statesman via Associated Press Five women are suing the state of T…

5 women sue Texas, saying abortion laws risked their lives

Five women are suing the state of Texas, claiming they were denied abortions even though their pregnancies endangered their lives, according to Fox News.The lawsuit claims that the Texas abortion law is creating confusion among doctors, saying that some have been turning away pregnant women who are experiencing complications with their pregnancies out of fear of legal reprimand. The Texas law prohibits "most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can…

Texas women with risky pregnancies sue over how state’s abortion ban forced them to flee

AUSTIN, Texas — Five women denied abortions in Texas despite having dangerous pregnancy complications sued the state in a lawsuit that could provide the first clarity on when doctors can