Held that statute requiring a life-threatening medical emergency to perform an abortion violates due process and inherent right to life and liberty
The plaintiffs include 20 women who were denied abortion care and two doctors who say Texas’s abortion bans prevent them from meeting their ethical obligations.
A new tool from the Center for Reproductive Rights tracks abortion-related state constitutional developments across the country.
Significant decisions come down in Oklahoma and North Dakota.
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