Abortion Advocates Criticize Proposed Texas Medical Board Guidance
Advocates say that the rules might discourage doctors from performing legal and necessary abortions.
Doctors performing life-saving abortions in Texas may soon need to record if they attempted to transfer the patient to another facility before resorting to terminating a dangerous pregnancy. Some argue that this requirement exceeds the legal scope of the state’s abortion ban and could discourage doctors from performing legal and necessary abortions. “This creates even more uncertainty for doctors...