'The American people will see for themselves the stark contrast between Democrats who are relentlessly fighting for women's rights, to make decisions about their own bodies and MAGA Republicans who will stop at virtually nothing to enact a national abortion ban with no exceptions,' Schumer told reporters on Saturday."
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"'This is the first lawsuit of its kind. It is the first lawsuit in which individual women have sued a state for the harm that they endured because abortion care has been criminalized in the wake of Roe's reversal,' said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights."
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NOTE: Correction March 7, 2023:
"Delayed treatment due to the abortion laws led 57 percent of patients to experience serious health complications — nearly double the number of complications experienced by patients in other states who were able to get immediate abortions."
"'....Doctors routinely provide abortions to patients when a dangerous complication arises during pregnancy or when the fetus has a fatal condition,' said Dr. Damla Karsan, a plaintiff in the case."
By Sarah McCammon, Transcript as Heard on All Things Considered [NPR.org] | March 7, 2023 Updated March 8, 2023 10:50 AM ET |
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" 'We're talking about people who are in medical emergencies, who need urgent medical care and whose physicians are too scared to provide that care because of the state's laws and because of the state's failure to provide any clarification around what its law means.' "
"Duane, with the Center for Reproductive Rights, says the goal of the new suit is to obligate the state to provide clear guidelines for Texas doctors whose pregnant patients face serious medical complications."
A previous version of this story said all five of the women denied an abortion in Texas ultimately left to seek abortions in other states. In fact, four women left Texas. Also, Attorney General Ken Paxton was referred to as a plaintiff; he is a defendant.
By Taylor Goldenstein, Houston Chronicle Staff writer | July 26, 2022 Updated: July 26, 2022 6:32 p.m. |
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"Pregnant patients at two Dallas hospitals faced almost double the risk of serious health complications after the state’s abortion restrictions took effect and caused doctors to delay care until their lives were in immediate danger, a new study shows."
By Reese Oxner and Maria Mendez, Texas Tribune | July 15, 2022 1 PM Central |
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"But in a post-Roe world, physicians in states where abortion has been banned have to weigh the legal implications of their actions, instead of making decisions based on what prevailing medical literature recommends. In Texas, doctors can face six-figure fines and be put in jail for any disallowed abortions."
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