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Texas should render latest abortion lawsuit moot by making abortion ban clearer

By Timothy P. Carney
Published March 8, 2023 7:03pm ET
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Texas should render latest abortion lawsuit moot by making abortion ban clearer
Anti-abortion demonstrators pass by abortion rights demonstrators at a rally at the Texas Capitol, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. | (AP Photo/Eric Gay)


Texas law protects any person in the state with a heartbeat from being deliberately killed. Texas law also explicitly allows a doctor to perform an abortion if “a medical emergency necessitated” it.

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