Texas Judge Temporarily Exempts Women with Complicated Pregnancies from Abortion Ban

A judge in Texas has issued a temporary injunction exempting women with complicated pregnancies from the state's abortion ban, citing a lack of clarity on the ban's medical exemptions. The ruling allows doctors to use their own medical judgment in determining when abortion care is needed for physical medical conditions that pose infection risk, make pregnancy unsafe, have a low likelihood of fetal survival, or require recurrent pervasive intervention. The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed an accelerated appeal to the Texas Supreme Court, putting the ruling on hold pending a decision. The lawsuit was brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of several women who were denied abortions despite grave risk to their lives.