AUSTIN — North Texas prosecutors are divided over how to apply a new law that criminalizes abortion, setting the stage for a patchwork of enforcement that...
. Experts say the few abortions that do occur in Texas are now carried out in hospitals during emergencies or at home with medication obtained online or through other means. Pregnant women cannot be prosecuted.
“I will do everything in my power to protect mothers, families, and unborn children, and to uphold the state laws duly enacted by the Texas Legislature,” Paxton, a Republican up for a third term in November,contacted 15 counties across North Texas asking how they will handle the new law. Only a handful responded.
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