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Texas Lawmakers Push for New Exceptions to State’s Strict Abortion Ban After the Deaths of Two Women (www.propublica.org)

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The new legislation, prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, comes after 111 Texas doctors signed a public letter urging that the ban be changed because it “does not allow us as medical professionals to do our jobs.”

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

They also know full well that exemptions won't work. No doctor wants to perform a procedure when they might have to argue the decision in a criminal case. Politicians need to keep their hands off the practice of medicine.