[Texas Tribune] Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/19/texas-women-testify-abortion-ban/
The women, believed to be the first to testify about an abortion ban’s impact on their pregnancy since 1973, are seeking to clarify when a medical emergency justifies an abortion.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1877973
One woman could barely get words out through her tears. Another ran to the restroom as soon as she was done, wordless, wretched sobs wracking her tiny body. A third threw up on the witness stand.
These are believed to be the first women in the country since 1973 to testify in court about the impacts of a state abortion ban on their pregnancies. They almost certainly won’t be the last.
Speaking to a packed Travis County courtroom Wednesday, three women detailed devastating pregnancy losses and said medically necessary care was delayed or denied due to their doctors’ confusion over Texas’ abortion laws.