The number, possibly an undercount, underscores the effect of blocking the procedure for one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.
At least 100 Texas children aged 17 and younger got abortions in other states during the first year after Texas banned the procedure, including six aged 11 and under, according to the latest state data available. The total is a nearly ninefold jump in the number of children getting out-of-state abortions from five years earlier and comes as virtually all abortions have ground to a halt in Texas under a ban that makes no exception for fetal abnormality, rape, or incest.
Texas won't investigate maternal mortalities for the years immediately following its abortion ban The figures underscore the effect of blocking the procedure for one of the state’s most vulnerable populations. Children typically see more complications during pregnancy than adult women, doctors said, including high risks of premature delivery or preeclampsia, a serious condition that causes high blood pressure. “These are not just statistics,” said state Rep.
Texas abortion funds don't have to turn over client names as part of lawsuit, judge rules The annual data, which was released this fall, is likely an undercount. Texas receives information about out-of-state abortions from a national data exchange called the State and Territorial Exchange of Vital Events, or STEVE, but an HHS spokesperson said not every state provides data on abortions. The out-of-state data also only covers the first half of 2023.
Ken Paxton sues New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills to Texas patient Plesa filed a bill last session seeking to expand the exceptions to include unemancipated minors who want an abortion but do not have parental consent or judicial approval. It didn’t receive a committee hearing in the GOP-led House, but she said she plans to file a similar bill this session.
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