The plaintiffs said the abortion ban has made medical professionals wary of facing liability if the state does not consider the situation a medical emergency.
The board’s proposed guidelines advise doctors to meticulously document their decision-making when determining if continuing a woman’s pregnancy would threaten her life or impair a major bodily function, but otherwise provide few specifics.
The party thinks many Texas and Florida voters are with them in believing Republicans have gone too far in restricting reproductive freedom.
‘The court’s decision has forced Kentuckians seeking abortion to bring a lawsuit while in the middle of seeking time-sensitive health care.’
‘We don’t want any women to sit there and deal with a rare situation and have to deliver a baby in that sort of circumstance, any more than we want women getting an abortion at 37, 38, 39 week.’
According to court documents, Jane Doe had a medical appointment Dec. 8 — after the lawsuit was filed — where no cardiac activity was discovered after an ultrasound was performed.
The decision galled doctors and opponents who say it underscored how, even though such bans allow abortions to save a mother’s life, the laws are vague on how close to death a patient must be to get the procedure.
Kate Cox’s attorneys say she has been to the emergency room at least four times, including last week, and that her health is put increasingly at risk the longer her pregnancy lasts.
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that legal consequences were still possible if Cox’s physician provided the abortion.
Her baby is at a high risk for a condition known as trisomy 18, which has a very high likelihood of miscarriage or stillbirth and low survival rates.
