A doctor convicted of providing an illegal abortion in Texas can face up to 99 years in prison, a $100,000 fine, and lose their medical licenseA Texas medical panel on Friday rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., which physicians say is dangerously unclear and has forced women with serious pregnancy complications to leave the state.
Josh's wife, Amanda, is one of nearly two dozen women suing the State of Texas, and the medical board, seeking clarification of the abortion laws. Documentation would include"what diagnostic imaging, test results, medical literature, second opinions, and/or medical ethics committees that were used or consulted, and... what alternative treatments were attempted and failed or were ruled out," Zaafran read.
“You’ve got people who are scared to death," said Steve Bresnen, an attorney who petitioned the board for guidance. “They are facing death and they are scared to death and we think you can do more than it seems that your proposed rule would do. In that sense, we’re disappointed.”