Texas Medical Board proposes emergency abortion guidance for doctors | Texas Standard

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By: Olivia Aldridge, KUT

Representatives from anti-abortion groups including the Texas Alliance for Life also commented, primarily taking the stance that Texas abortion laws are already straightforward.

Dr. Ingrid Skop, a San Antonio-based OB-GYN who has served as a state’s witness in the Zurawski case, also weighed in. She said that while she personally feels the law is clear, she acknowledges that other physicians are struggling.

“I just think doctors need to know that they’re supported because they feel like they’re alone making these decisions, and that’s why we’re seeing so much confusion,” Skop said.

San Antonio debates how to spend its ‘Reproductive Justice Fund’ | San Antonio Report

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By: Iris Dimmick and Andrea Drusch

Whyte, Bexar County Precinct 3 Commissioner Grant Moody, and a staff member from U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales’ office stood with representatives from Texas Alliance for Life after the meeting ended to voice their opposition.

Whyte, who abstained on last year’s city budget vote because of the Reproductive Justice Fund, took a firm stand during the city council discussion.

“Depending on the comments of my fellow council members, we have an opportunity to avoid what I believe would be a really dark, dark day in the history of the city of San Antonio later this fall,” he said. “And that would be if we vote to approve any contract that uses public dollars to promote abortion services.”

In a statement signed by the abortion funds Sueños Sin Fronteras, Buckle Bunnies Fund, Lilith Fund, AVOW, and Jane’s Due Process, they called on the city council to move quickly to get funding out the door to support reproductive health.

Idaho Fights at Supreme Court to Protect Babies From Abortions | LifeNews.com

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“Apparently, Joe Biden and his administration have determined that emergency rooms are no longer capable of providing care for both mother and child,” said Tobias. “The Biden Administration’s solution is to turn hospital emergency rooms into abortion facilities.”

Texas Alliance for Life’s Communications Director Amy O’Donnell agreed. Het state is also fighting Biden.

“EMTALA, which recognizes two patients in cases of pregnancy, the mother and the unborn child, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize both patients in emergency situations, which could include abortions in those rare and tragic cases when a pregnancy endangers a woman’s life. All states’ laws allow abortions in those circumstances, including the laws of Idaho and Texas,” she said.

Majority of San Antonio City Council supports using tax dollars for out-of-state abortion travel | Texas Public Radio

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By: Josh Peck

Whyte, Bexar County Precinct 3 Commissioner Grant Moody, and a staff member from U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales’ office stood with representatives from Texas Alliance for Life after the meeting ended to voice their opposition.

Whyte, who abstained on last year’s city budget vote because of the Reproductive Justice Fund, took a firm stand during the city council discussion.

“Depending on the comments of my fellow council members, we have an opportunity to avoid what I believe would be a really dark, dark day in the history of the city of San Antonio later this fall,” he said. “And that would be if we vote to approve any contract that uses public dollars to promote abortion services.”

Texas woman affected by state’s abortion ban speaks out ahead of elections | Spectrum News 1

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By: REENA DIAMANTE

Some, but not all, opponents of abortion rights in Texas were disappointed Trump did not endorse federal restrictions. Trump said, “You must also win elections to restore our culture and in fact, to save our country, which is currently and very sadly, a nation in decline.”

“We have not taken any position on a federal abortion law, and that’s in large part because it would not affect Texas,” said Amy O’Donnell, communications director of Texas Alliance for Life. “Our laws protect life now from conception on.”

The Texas law does not have exceptions for rape or incest, provisions which Trump supports. Texas Alliance for Life did praise Trump for appointing the three justices who helped to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that established the constitutional right to an abortion.

O’Donnell said she applauds Trump for “appointing Supreme Court justices who took a fresh look at Roe in light of the Constitution.”
The former president touted that in his new video, as well. Trump said he is “proudly the person responsible.”