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TownhallMay 28
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Abortion Law
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Above: Plaintiffs at the Texas State Capitol after filing a lawsuit on behalf of Texans affected by the state's abortion ban. Image copyright: Rick Kern/Stringer/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images
The Facts
The Texas Supreme Court overturned on Friday a temporary injunction issued last August that had allowed women with complicated pregnancies to get a medically indicated abortion despite Texas' near-total abortion ban.
Ruling unanimously for the state in Zurawski v. Texas, the court wrote that existing medical exceptions are broad enough to allow a doctor to perform an abortion to address life-threatening conditions.
The Spin
Left narrative
At a time when the infant and maternal mortality rates are skyrocketing in Texas, and doctors are operating under the fear they'll be charged with a felony for performing an abortion in the wrong situation, the Texas Supreme Court has done little to rectify a dire situation. There are still many confusing issues related to exceptions that must be cleared up.
Right narrative
These plaintiffs wanted clarity about this law and now they have it. The law allows for life-saving abortions and doesn't require a mother's death to be imminent. Anyone with a life-threatening condition or who's in danger of a serious impairment qualifies for an exception. Doctors who are hesitant about doing their duty within this law are overreacting.
