Texas Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuit Challenging State's Abortion Laws as More Women Join the Fight

The Texas Supreme Court is set to hear a case brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights, which argues that the state's abortion laws harm women facing pregnancy complications. The lawsuit has grown to include 20 patients and two physicians as plaintiffs, challenging the narrow medical exceptions in Texas's abortion bans. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is defending the state's laws and seeking dismissal of the case. The court will consider whether to apply a temporary injunction that would give doctors greater discretion in performing abortions when a woman's health is threatened or a fetus has a fatal condition. The outcome could impact the availability of abortions in Texas.