Pregnant women in Texas are dying at a rate higher than other states.

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Pregnancies sometimes go bad, but doctors in Texas must wait until the expectant mother is near death before intervening. Sometimes, they wait too long. It’s not their fault, it’s the fault of a poorly written law.

I first thought of the constitutional amendments proposed in other states. Why can’t Texas citizens get an abortion rights initiative on the ballot?

The reason is that amending the Texas constitution requires a joint resolution approved by a two thirds vote of the members of the Legislature.

Even though only 12% of Texans believe abortion should be Illegal, the GOP control of the Legislature will prevent any such amendment from succeeding.

Our only recourse is to vote out the GOP state legislators and replace them with members who would protect the lives of women.

[FeelingBlue]

1. I think the physicians...

Bear some responsibility here, too. They should intervene sooner, showing greater concern for the life of the woman than even their own stint in jail. They take an oath, after all.

[surfered]

2. The law:

Section 170A.004 makes performing an abortion a criminal offense. Violators could be charged with a first or second-degree felony, depending on whether the abortion resulted in the death of the fetus.
Each violation of this chapter is also subject to a civil penalty of at least $100,000, plus attorney's fees and court costs under Section 170A.005. This penalty is in addition to any other civil liabilities a person may face. For example, Senate Bill 8 also allows civil suits related to prohibited abortions.
A physician or health care professional in violation would have their license or permit revoked under Section 170A.007.

Up to life in prison.

[BigMin28]

3. It comes down to this

The repukes here in Texas, from Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton on down the line, believe if these women can safely birth their babies, they deserve to die. They have no heart or soul.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban

Texas is killing pregnant women with the abortion ban

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/a-dramatic-rise-in-pregnant-women-dying-in-texas-after-abortion-ban/3391326/

The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.

From 2019 to 2022, the rate of maternal mortality cases in Texas rose by 56%, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period, according to an analysis by the Gender Equity Policy Institute. The nonprofit research group scoured publicly available reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and shared the analysis exclusively with NBC News.

“There’s only one explanation for this staggering difference in maternal mortality,” said Nancy L. Cohen, president of the GEPI. “All the research points to Texas’ abortion ban as the primary driver of this alarming increase.”

“Texas, I fear, is a harbinger of what’s to come in other states,” she said.