Texas Medical Board is Making it Clear That Abortion Ban Allows Emergency Medical Care for Pregnant Women

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) is finally stepping up in attempts to clear the confusion regarding emergency medical interventions for pregnant women in Texas.

Texas outlaws elective abortion from the moment of fertilization, with the only exception for medical emergencies of a pregnant woman. Sometimes, this intervention tragically can involve ending a pregnancy before the preborn child can survive outside the womb. The death of the child is sometimes an unfortunate result of this sort of medical intervention.