Texas war on pregnant women (Opinion piece)
Texan women considering pregnancy are well advised to flee — as Cox did, leaving the state to get the care she needed. OB-GYN doctors are leaving the state as well: There are none in two-thirds of the state’s counties. Texas is assuredly anti-abortion, but that doesn’t mean that it’s pro-life.
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Kate Cox begged Texas to let her end a dangerous pregnancy. She won’t be the last (Opinion piece)
Two years ago, a woman in Cox’s shoes was able to control her own body and life on her own terms; now, she has to go before a court, all her virtues on display, and beg not to be maimed.
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How sick is sick enough to end a pregnancy? Doctors and some state laws are at odds.
“We’re forcing people to stay pregnant in states that are not taking care of pregnant patients,” Jeanlus said. “These bans are asking physicians and health care providers to watch patients until they become sicker and sicker, and then we have a debate as to when they’re finally sick enough to provide that essential health care. That’s not health care. That’s not medicine.”
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The sinister court decision denying Kate Cox an abortion, explained
The Texas Supreme Court, which is made up entirely of Republicans, claims that “the law leaves to physicians — not judges — both the discretion and the responsibility to exercise their reasonable medical judgment.” But, without a court order forbidding the state from punishing Karsan for exercising that judgment, the doctor risks horrific legal consequences if she treats her patient.
Read more at Vox
‘Stunning’ threat in Texas abortion case steps up Paxton criminalization crusade
Her case underscores the aggressive nature of the state’s top attorney when it comes to not only enforcing a ban on abortion even in dire circumstances, but creating a climate of fear around abortion that targets providers.
Read more at The Guardian