WASHINGTON(December 11, 2023) – Last week a Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman could legally terminate her pregnancy. After the woman sued the state to temporarily block the abortion ban due to the fetus’s diagnosis and likelihood of not living for more than a few days outside the womb. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned the woman and any doctor that they could face civil and criminal penalties should she obtain an abortion.
If you would like more context on the matter, please consider Sonia Suter, The Henry St. George Tucker III Dean’s Research Professor of Law; The Kahan Family Research Professor of Law; Founding Director, Health Law Initiative at the George Washington University Law School. Professor Suter is an expert in the intersection of law, medicine and bioethics with a particular focus on reproductive rights, emerging reproductive technologies, and ethical and legal issues in genetics.
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