Not one Texas doctor has been prosecuted for performing one of 132 “medically necessary” induced terminations of pregnancy, according to a report from the Texas Department of Health and Human Services released Jan. 2.
Texas law protects unborn life from six weeks gestation to birth. The ban on abortions prior to six weeks, which took effect in August 2022, allows exceptions to save the life of the mother.
Texas doctors have reported performing 132 abortions to save mothers’ lives since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022. Zero doctors have been prosecuted, sued, or sanctioned for conducting those procedures.
“This Texas law, SB 8, is allowing women to receive emergency care when they need it and receive care for pregnancy complications,” Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, told The Daily Signal. “If it wasn’t, then we would see that none were being done for that reason. It shows that the law is working how it’s supposed to work, that the guidance that was provided by the Texas Medical Board is obviously working as well and allowing doctors to feel confident, knowing that they can provide lifesaving care to women.
“The law is working as it’s supposed to because no doctors have been prosecuted for providing this lifesaving care,” Francis continued. […]
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