Texas abortion ban challenged as oral arguments begin

A group of patients and doctors in Texas is challenging the state's near-total abortion ban, arguing that it endangers women's lives, particularly those with medical conditions.

Judge Jessica Mangrum of the Travis County, Texas District Court had ruled that the state could not prosecute doctors for performing abortions under a range of circumstances, including when a pregnancy poses a health risk, exacerbates a health condition or when the fetus is not likely to survive after birth.