Coverage dated August 4, 2023

Texas’ abortion ban too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, judge rules

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix

A Texas judge has ruled the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.

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  1. CNN

    Texas judge halts state abortion bans in cases of 'emergent medical conditions' threatening pregnant patients (opens CNN)

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    A Texas judge issued an order late Friday temporarily barring the state from enforcing its ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy in cases where a patient’s life or health could be endangered by an “emergent medical condition.”

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    Texas’ abortion ban too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, judge rules (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    A Texas judge has ruled the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.

  3. CBS News

    Texas judge grants abortion exemption to women with pregnancy complications (opens CBS News)

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    Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunction on enforcing the state's abortion bans in certain cases.

  4. Local Memphis

    Judge rules Texas abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens Local Memphis)

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    The ruling Friday is the first to undercut Texas’ abortion ban since it took effect last year.

  5. ABC 13 Houston

    Judge's order exempts Texas women with complicated pregnancies from state abortion ban (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The ruling handed down Friday suggests patients with complicated pregnancies can seek abortions in the state without prosecution of those who aid in and perform the procedure.

  6. Kokomo Tribune

    Judge rules Texas abortion ban too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications, orders changes to law (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Judge rules Texas abortion ban too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications, orders changes to law.

  7. Sioux City Journal

    A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges. The

  8. The Guardian

    Texas judge rules abortion ban too strict for risky pregnancies (opens The Guardian)

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    State attorney general immediately appeals against ruling that says doctors must be allowed to end unsafe pregnancies

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    Texas abortion bans are back in place after state appeals judge's order (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    A day earlier, a Texas judge temporarily blocked the state's abortion bans from being enforced against doctors who perform abortions in cases of medical emergencies and fetal anomalies.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas judge gives abortion exemption to women with complicated pregnancies (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Texas women with complicated pregnancies, including those with fatal fetal diagnoses, are exempt from the state’s abortion bans after a Travis County court issued a temporary injunction Friday evening.

  11. Washington Times

    Texas abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, judge rules (opens Washington Times)

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    A Texas judge ruled Friday that the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.

  12. NBC 6 South Florida

    Judge rules Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.

  13. Insider

    A Texas judge ruled abortions are legal when pregnancies threaten the health of the mother, siding with women who sued over being denied care. Within hours, the state blocked the ruling. (opens Insider)

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    A win for Texas reproductive rights was shortlived after the state appealed a judge's ruling that would've allowed abortions in dangerous pregnancies.

  14. Courthouse News Service

    Texas anti-abortion laws temporarily lifted for medical emergencies (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    A Texas judge temporarily bars the state from enforcing its strict abortion ban against physicians who provide abortions to patients with life-threatening pregnancy complications.

  15. France 24

    Texas judge temporarily lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies (opens France 24)

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    A court in Texas on Friday issued a temporary order siding with a group of women and doctors who brought a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion bans.

  16. Fox26 Houston

    Texas AG appeals judge's ruling on state abortion ban (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The Texas Attorney General Office files appeal to block a state judge's ruling that the Texas abortion ban is restrictive and the state must allow exceptions for women with serious pregnancy complications.

  17. New York Post

    Judge ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens New York Post)

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    A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of crimina…

  18. Delaware Public Media

    Texas abortion bans lifted temporarily for medical emergencies, judge rules (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A Texas judge is temporarily blocking the state's abortion bans from being enforced against doctors who perform abortions in cases of medical emergencies and fetal anomalies.

  19. The Daily Caller

    Judge Loosens Red State Abortion Ban For Women With Pregnancy Complications (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A Texas judge issued a temporary injunction Friday for women with complicated pregnancies to get abortions.

  20. Fox News

    Texas judge rules state's abortion law is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens Fox News)

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    A Texas judge granted a temporary injunction over the state's abortion ban on Friday, ruling that the law is too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications.

  21. The Boston Globe

    Texas judge temporarily lifts abortion ban for complicated pregnancies (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The decision followed emotional testimonies from women during a hearing last month about the impact of the state's restrictive abortion laws on their bodies.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Texas judge says abortion ban too restrictive and must allow exceptions (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A Texas judge ruled that the state’s abortion ban is too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must include some exceptions for doctors to avoid criminal charges, marking the first decision countering the state’s law since it was implemented last year.

  23. Omaha World-Herald

    Judge rules Texas’ abortion ban too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    A Texas judge ruled Friday that the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges.

  24. KAGS Bryan

    Judge rules Texas abortion ban too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    The ruling Friday is the first to undercut Texas’ abortion ban since it took effect last year.

  25. Wall Street Journal

    Texas Judge Blocks State Abortion Ban Against Women With Health Risks (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The court says women facing life-threatening emergencies have been improperly denied abortions in the state.

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