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Clarity on abortion exceptions still a priority for Texas activists this legislative session
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas law for years. For the first time, Republicans might be willing to take up the issue.
Dan Patrick says he’s open to clarifying medical exception to Texas abortion ban
“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, senior Republican lawmakers say Texas should clarify abortion ban
"I do think that we need to clarify any language so that doctors are not in fear of being penalized if they think the life of the mother is at risk," Patrick said Sunday on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" after he was asked whether he expected "any significant abortion legislation,
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Legislature should clarify abortion ban’s emergency exceptions
Patients and doctors have said the ban's only exception is so vague and the penalties are so steep that providers are reluctant to perform emergency abortions.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies.
Lt. Gov. Patrick says Texas lawmakers need to clarify near-total abortion ban
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently said the state's near-total abortion ban needs clarification. Trump terminates John Bolton’s security detail within hours of taking office Don't use these phrases in a job interview,
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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood leader, Gov. Ann Richards' daughter, has died
Two months before her death, Richards was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Joe Biden.
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Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
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Examining first test of shield laws and what it means for Texas women seeking abortions
The Austin Women’s Health Center, which stopped performing abortions once Texas’ bans went into effect, still provides post-abortion follow-up care to patients who terminated a pregnancy ...