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Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments on abortion ban exceptions

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published November 28, 2023 11:11pm ET
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Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments on abortion ban exceptions
FILE - Amanda Zurawski, left, who developed sepsis and nearly died after being refused an abortion when her water broke at 18 weeks, talks with Samantha Casiano, who was forced to carry a nonviable pregnancy to term and gave birth to a baby who died four hours after birth, outside the Travis County Courthouse, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case seeking clarity on the state’s abortion ban which a group of women claim forced them to continue their medically risky pregnancies because doctors were unwilling to perform the procedure out of fear they were breaking the law. 

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