TX is trying to ban abortion in light of coronavirus. AG Paxton says Abbott's order halting all procedures not "immediately medically necessary" includes abortion, except "to preserve the life or health of the mother."
ACOG & others warned against this: texasobserver.org/abortion-acces
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Abbott's executive order says it doesn't apply to procedures that "would not deplete the hospital capacity or the personal protective equipment needed to cope with the COVID-19 disaster." gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/
Just 3% of TX abortions occur in hospitals guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/sta
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“During a pandemic w/ an infection where we have no data long-term on what the maternal & fetal outcomes are going to be, it’s more important than ever that people be able to control the timing of their pregnancies," an abortion provider told me last week.
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Sooooo then abortions should be able to continue since it’s not depleting any hospital capacity?