Medical exceptions

19 Mar

Texas Medical Board to discuss medical exceptions to strict anti-abortion law

MollyLatest News, United StatesAnti-abortion, legislation, Medical Board, Medical exceptions, Texas, United States

"At its March 22 meeting the Texas Medical Board, which regulates medicine in the state, will discuss exceptions to anti-abortion laws. After Roe vs. Wade was overturned, Texas's near-total ban on abortion took effect. Only rare cases are allowed. Doctors argue the exception wording has been too vague. Healthcare advocates, anti-abortion advocates, and even the law's author have asked the medical board to give doctors guidelines on what is an exception...."

24 Oct

Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Bans, Abortion Care, Healthcare, Medical exceptions, Mental health, Mental illness, United States

"More than a dozen states now have near-total abortion bans following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with limited medical exceptions meant to protect the patient’s health or life. But among those states, only Alabama explicitly includes “serious mental illness” as an allowable exception. Meanwhile, 10 states with near-total abortion bans (Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming) explicitly exclude mental health conditions as legal exceptions, according to an analysis from KFF, a health policy research organization...."