Texas AG Arrests Woman for Providing Illegal Abortions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s announcement of the arrest of a woman for allegedly providing illegal abortions in Houston has sparked significant controversy and highlights the complex and highly charged nature of abortion access in the state. The arrest itself centers on allegations of providing abortions in violation of Texas’s strict abortion laws, which allow for exceptions only in cases of a life-threatening condition for the pregnant person or a risk of “substantial impairment of a major bodily function.”
This legal framework necessitates two in-person visits for an abortion – one for counseling and another 24 hours later for the procedure itself – a requirement viewed by many as an unnecessary obstacle, particularly in emergency situations.… Continue reading
Matt Underwood