Data shows Texas doctors perform abortions to save life of the mother, despite claims from politicians, media
Fox News
New numbers released by the state of Texas show that, counter to Democratic claims, doctors do perform abortions in cases when the life of the mother is at risk.
Kendall Tietz is a writer with Fox News Digital.
Texas has a pro-life law that went into effect shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which prevents elective abortions beginning at conception with an exception for medically necessary abortions when the pregnancy causes "a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced." Additionally, every state in the country with a pro-life law includes an exception for the life of the mother.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign have previously claimed that doctors are hindered from performing abortions in the case of a pro-life law when the pregnancy puts a woman’s life at risk.