Texas abortion case goes before state’s highest court, as more women join lawsuit

Texas abortion case goes before state’s highest court, as more women join lawsuit

On Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court will consider this question: Are the state’s abortion laws harming women when they face pregnancy complications?The case, brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights, has grown to include 22 plaintiffs, including 20 patients and two physicians. They are suing Texas, arguing that the medical exceptions in the state's abortion bans are too narrow to protect patients with complicated pregnancies. Texas Attorney…

Texas abortion case goes before state's highest court, as more women join lawsuit

Dr. Dani Mathisen is one of 20 patients who say abortion bans in Texas harmed them during complicated pregnancies. Attorneys in the lawsuit will argue before the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday.(Image credit: Sarah McCammon/NPR)

Texas Supreme Court to hear case against state's abortion ban on Tuesday

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Attorney General Ken Paxton's appeal, these bans will remain in place, severely limiting abortions and access in Texas.

Texas Supreme Court takes up challenge to state’s abortion ban Tuesday

DALLAS — Texas’ top court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that challenges the state’s exemptions for abortion for Texans with medically complicated pregnancies, which critics say are

Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging abortion law

The Center for Reproductive Rights filed the lawsuit in March on behalf of Texas women facing serious pregnancy complications who were denied abortions.

Texas Supreme Court Will Hear First Major Challenge to State's Abortion Law Tuesday

The state Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit challenging Texas’ exception permitting abortions when a patient’s life is in danger Tuesday morning. The suit alleges the state’s exceptions are so … Continued The post Texas Supreme Court Will Hear First Major Challenge to State’s Abortion Law Tuesday appeared first on D Magazine.