Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
The conservative-dominated 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Tuesday that Texas hospitals and physicians are not required by federal law to perform abortions under emergency circumstances. The 25-page decision stems from a legal challenge that Texas filed in response to guidance issued in July 2022 by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
' Abortion is almost completely banned in Texas, with the procedure only legally permitted when the life of the mother is at risk. In practice, that exception has not protected people who have experienced life-threatening complications during their pregnancies.
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