A Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
May 20, 2025
Several states with near-total abortion bans have introduced legislation seeking to make their medical exceptions clearer. In Texas, a similar bill would specify doctors cannot face criminal charges for performing an abortion in a medical emergency. It’s the first abortion bill to receive bipartisan support from lawmakers since the state ban took effect. Yet it has divided abortion rights advocates who say similar bills do not make bans easier to understand. Efforts by Republican lawmakers to introduce bills seeking to clarify medical exceptions for abortions have risen since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
