Confusion around Texas' trigger law, HB 1280, led TexasMonthly to ask 99 officials, Texas' attorney general and 98 lawmakers who voted for it, at what point abortions are medically appropriate to be allowed under the law. An answer has proven elusive.
women in the state are cancer survivors . Premature rupture of membranes before fetal viability, like Elizabeth Weller experienced, affects 1 percent of all pregnancies.
When asked about mental health risks, Slaton argued that it would be harder to prove that a mother’s life was at risk. “That’s not medical science,” he said. “All somebody would have to do is claim they are suicidal and find a mental health professional that is sympathetic to their political beliefs.”
We asked state leaders about other scenarios that are playing out across Texas—scenarios concerning ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and conditions that make pregnancy dangerous, like the risk of a ruptured uterus after multiple cesarean sections—and received little direction.
John Henderson, the CEO of the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals , said, to date, in rural parts of the state, he wasn’t aware of any conflicts between hospital lawyers and pregnant patients in need of life-saving abortion care. But, he said, when legal gray zones occur, he expects hospitals to seek out legal guidance.
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