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Texas Medical Board to discuss medical exceptions to strict anti-abortion law
At its March 22 meeting the Texas Medical Board, which regulates medicine in the state, will discuss exceptions to anti-abortion laws.
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Texas Medical Board to clarify abortion law
Kate Cox left Texas to have an abortion, fearing her health was in jeopardy. After months of doctor requests, the Texas Medical Board is scheduled to discuss clarifying the law on Friday. NBC 5’s Political reporter Phil Prazan has more.
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.
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Study: Abortions plummet in Texas, increase in surrounding states
Researchers looked at abortions state by state the year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.
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Women leave Texas seeking abortions
Days after Dallas mom Kate Cox left the state to terminate her pregnancy, we’re learning more about others who are leaving Texas, seeking abortions. Cox went to court challenging the Texas abortion law but lost.
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Latest details on Dallas woman who sought abortion in Texas
We have an update on the recent high-profile abortion case in Texas. As we reported on Monday, the Texas Supreme Court has given doctors the responsibility of interpreting what qualifies as a medical exemption under the state’s near-total ban on abortion. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has more details on this development.
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North Texas woman leaves state to get procedure after court rules against her
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
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Dallas woman leaves state to get abortion, attorney says
A Travis County judge ruled Kate Cox could have an abortion to save her ability to give birth again. However, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the state supreme court to step in, believing she is not exempt from the state’s near total abortion ban. We learned Monday from Cox’s lawyers that she has left the state to get an...
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Texas Supreme Court rules against Dallas woman who sought abortion; her attorneys say she left state to get procedure
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
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Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts order allowing abortion for Dallas woman
The Texas Supreme Court issued a stay late Friday after an Austin judge issued a temporary restraining order the day before, allowing Kate Cox to get an abortion.
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Texas Supreme Court puts hold on Dallas woman's abortion ruling
Just two days after a Dallas woman was granted permission to get an abortion for a pregnancy doctors say will end in heartbreak, the Texas Supreme Court put the lower court ruling on hold. It’s a move following a petition from Attorney General Ken Paxton. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more on this latest development and what it could mean...
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Texas judge grants pregnant Dallas woman permission to get an abortion
A Texas judge on Thursday granted a pregnant woman permission to obtain an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the latest.
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Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state's ban
A Texas judge gave granted permission to a Dallas area pregnant woman to get an abortion. An emergency lawsuit was filled for Kate Cox due to a fatal diagnosis of the fetus and dangerous complications to the mother. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports this directly challenges the state’s abortion ban which went into effect after Roe v. Wade was over-turned...
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Texas AG responds after judge grants pregnant Dallas woman permission to get an abortion
A Texas judge on Thursday granted a pregnant woman permission to obtain an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.
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Pregnant Texas woman asks court to let her have abortion under exceptions to state's ban
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis is asking a court to let her have an abortion.
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Ruling on abortion ban in Texas expected to be months away
A pivotal day in the future of abortion rights in Texas. The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments challenging a portion of the state’s abortion ban that some say causes confusion for doctors and endangers lives. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey has the story.
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Texas women who couldn't get abortions take challenge to state's Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the state’s abortion ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious risks to their health.
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Texas counties trying to prevent people from using roads to get an abortion grows
A Texas county near New Mexico — where abortion is legal — has banned helping people traveling to get an abortion.
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Texas AG appeal pauses abortion ruling from Austin
The appeal over medically complicated pregnancies came hours after an Austin judge granted the temporary exemption for some Texans
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Texas AG appeal pauses abortion ruling from ‘activist Austin judge'
A late-night appeal from the Texas Attorney General’s office has paused an injunction that exempted people with medically complicated pregnancies from the state’s abortion ban.