To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative | NPR KUT 90.5

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The sponsor of the bill in the Texas Senate was none other than S.B. 8 author Sen. Bryan Hughes. Hughes has not responded to any of NPR’s interview requests on multiple stories for months, but he did give an interview to National Review in June. “Texas law is already clear,” he said, a talking point made frequently by supporters of the bans, including the Texas Alliance for Life. “But because some doctors and hospitals were not following the law, we wanted to remove any doubt and remove any excuse for not giving the care that the moms need in these cases.”

Dr. John Thoppil, an Austin OB-GYN and past president of the Texas Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, calls the assertion that the law was already clear and that doctors are to blame for the uncertainty false. “If you put the threat of a felony case and losing your license in a very poorly written original law, it is irresponsible to shift that blame back to the physicians who are trying to take care of patients,” he says.

Texas is suing Planned Parenthood for millions in Medicaid charges | Newsradio 740 KTRH

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this state and governor Greg Abbott is actions Texas looking for more than a billion dollars from planned Parenthood in a federal lawsuit over bogus Medicaid charges they made to this state plus treble damages, Dr. Joy appointment with the Texas Alliance for life, says the state booted planned Parenthood off Medicaid, for good reason. Planned Parenthood was caught harvesting and selling body parts from baby that were boarded at the facility in this if this state wins it could force the closure of planned Parenthood’s Texas affiliates and what about this Yeah Daly parties cover of the classic, let it be a single came out Friday. Did you hear that harmony the background reuniting Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr Starr played drums on this you cover. Pretty cool stuff. I’m sure Fryer NewsRadio 7 40 KD are age Michael Barry only endorses Texas Richards Dotcom for property management needs stay in touch your drive-ins, with Jimmy Barrett and Sheriff prior this is Houston’s morning news you have another Government shutdown looming at the end of September. The question is will the House conservatives play hardball with the freedom caucus say you either do this stuff or we’re not going to vote to extend the debt ceiling. You know, here we go again. Here’s what they want. They want spending levels below the top-line numbers that McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy. It agreed to with President Joe biden is part of a bill to increase the debt ceiling to begin with. So they want that lowered again they want inclusion of a bill that aims to build more wall at the southern border. You know, the one that the by administration selling off gather selling off the part because it looks like it this may actually pass Yeah that happens Hey have anything the building was we were taking advantage of the offers. We can no sure hearing Yeah so we could what free Stockley strategical reserves over they’re going to use the money for. They also want to restrict asylum for those seeking to remain in the US for fear of …

‘How sick is sick enough?’ Abortion bans leave providers and patients questioning when care is OK | America After Roe News 21

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But in an August 2022 letter to the Texas Medical Board, he said he was aware of complaints that hospitals “may be wrongfully prohibiting or seriously delaying” life-saving care to patients with pregnancy complications. He pointed to “confusion or disregard” of state laws allowing for abortion in medical emergencies, and said the issues must be corrected.

Amy O’Donnell, spokeswoman for the anti-abortion Texas Alliance for Life, said that clarification needs to come from the Texas Medical Board – not the Legislature.

“For any physicians who are perhaps … confused on our clear pro-life laws, I would just encourage them to also reach out and see if they can get that clarification,” she said.

Where Do Texas Abortion Laws Stand Now? | Texas Monthly

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When proponents of the state’s abortion bans talk about how Texas law already has narrow exceptions for patients at risk, they’re usually referring to the section of HB 1280 that notes the exceptions to the law. In a statement emailed to Texas Monthly on Sunday, Amy O’Donnell, communications director for the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life, expressed her disagreement with the ruling. “While Texas law is clear, we believe that some doctors are not apprised of the actual language of the law, resulting in poor care for their patients,” she wrote. Professional medical organizations such as the Texas Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), as well as the Texas Medical Board, should provide the guidance doctors rely on, she argued, rather than the courts. “Judicial activism from the bench using non-medically defined terms opens the door for greater confusion,” O’Donnell wrote.

Texas Attorney General Appeals Judge’s Ruling, Abortion Ban Will Keep Saving Babies | USSA News

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“We applaud the swift action of the Texas Attorney General’s office to defend Texas law, which protects the lives of unborn babies while allowing abortions in rare cases when abortion is necessary to save the pregnant woman’s life,” said Texas Alliance for Life Communications Director Amy O’Donnell. “While Texas law is clear, we believe that some doctors are not apprised of the actual language of the law, resulting in poor care for their patients. Professional organizations like the Texas Medical Association, ACOG, and the Texas Medical Board, are the proper sources of guidance and rules for physicians, not the courts. Judicial activism from the bench using non-medically defined terms opens the door for greater confusion.”

In August 2022, the Human Life Protection Act went into effect, protecting unborn babies from abortion beginning at conception. That law allows a physician to perform an abortion to save a mother’s life, when “in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, the pregnant female . . . has a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced.”

Abortion case will go to the Texas Supreme Court. Here’s what to expect | The Dallas Morning News

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Amy O’Donnell, communications director for Texas Alliance For Life, said her organization has been following the Zurawski case closely. The Alliance supports a “life-threatening” exemption to state abortion laws, but believes the language in abortion bans is clear.
O’Donnell said many doctors and pregnant people misunderstand Texas law. She said the women in the Zurawski case received suboptimal medical care.

“We’ll continue to work to maintain our laws, to keep them strong, to not allow any weakening exceptions and to work against any legislation or judicial activism that would try to rewrite our laws in a way that does not protect life,” she said.