Five Women are Suing Texas over its Abortion Ban

Patients who were refused the necessary medical procedure due to the contentious abortion ban have decided to sue Texas.

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Five women who claim they were damaged by Texas' almost total abortion ban are suing their state.

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The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit to clarify exceptions to Texas' abortion ban, allowing women who need abortion access.

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The five women in the lawsuit claim their conditions qualified for an abortion but were denied, putting their lives and fertility at risk.

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Governor Abbott signed a law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, often before one knows they are pregnant.

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After the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the trigger ban threatened doctors who perform abortions with up to 99 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

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Patients in Texas are being refused vital, life-saving obstetrical treatment, making pregnancy risky, she claims.

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In a press conference held outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Northup and four of the five women who had filed the case the day before spoke.

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The "tip of the iceberg" of the number of women damaged by Roe v. Wade's demise is the five women who are impacted by state-level abortion restrictions.

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Ban on abortion reduce the likelihood that families will successfully bring a child into the world, according to the speaker.

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Amanda Zurawski's experience in Texas was similar to a dystopian novel, as she was forced to choose between life or her fetus.

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