Dr. Ingrid Skop, an influential anti-abortion advocate, will now be reviewing maternal deaths for the state.
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At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance
Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.
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Ted Cruz files bill to protect IVF
The Texas Republican’s Senate bill comes as the state supreme court considers taking up a case that could imperil access to in vitro fertilization.
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How a Denton divorce could imperil IVF access in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court is considering taking up the question of whether frozen embryos should be treated as people, not property, in a divorce case.
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Clarendon City Council rejects ordinance banning travel to access abortion outside of Texas
Clarendon is one of the first cities in Texas to reject the ordinance, after several cities and counties passed similar measures
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Anti-abortion crusader’s deposition requests generate fear, but no findings
Jonathan Mitchell has filed at least nine petitions seeking information from abortion activists, doctors and women. None have resulted in a deposition.
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Amarillo council may reconsider abortion travel ban after residents gather 10,000 signatures
Supporters began the petition drive after the City Council punted on the proposed policy. Voters may have the final say.
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New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctors
The proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion.
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Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule
Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.
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Texas woman charged with murder for self-induced abortion sues Starr County district attorney
The Starr County district attorney dropped the improper charges, but the fallout “forever changed the Plaintiff’s life,” a new federal lawsuit says.