Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies
11-04-2025 12:00 via feeds.texastribune.org

Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies

For the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.
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