Breaking: A Texas judge granted a temporary exemption to the state's abortion ban. This exemption permits women with complex pregnancies to access the procedure, while also safeguarding doctors from prosecution.
Amanda Zurawski, Molly Duane and Ashley Brandt look on as Samantha Casiano addresses the press following the first day of testimony for Zurawski v. State of Texas in Austin on July 19., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
A Texas judge on Friday issued a temporary exemption to the state’s abortion ban that would allow women with complicated pregnancies to obtain the procedure and keep doctors free from prosecution if they determined the fetus will not survive after birth. State District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum of Austin wrote that the state’s attorney general cannot prosecute doctors who, in their “good faith judgment,” terminate a complicated pregnancy. Mangrum outlined those conditions as a pregnancy that presents a risk of infection; a fetal condition in which the fetus will not survive after birth; or when the pregnant person has a condition that requires regular, invasive treatment., describing how delayed medical care impacted their pregnancies.
Although the state is expected to appeal, the temporary injunction will stand until the lawsuit against Texas is complete unless a higher court intervenes. The ruling suggests patients with complicated pregnancies can seek abortions in the state without prosecution of those who aid in and perform the procedure. A trial to determine the issue, clarifying when a medical emergency justifies an abortion, has been scheduled for March 25.
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