Women suing over Texas abortion ban testify as infant mortality rises
Jul 20
By Mahmoud Bennett (Anchor), Ben Burke (Producer/Editor)
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‘I was terrified’: Women suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
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Women suing the state of Texas over the state’s abortion ban testified in court on Wednesday, July 19. The women said they were told they could not get abortions despite possible dangers over complications with their pregnancies.
Samantha Casiano carried her baby to term despite the baby having a condition that had no chance of survival. The condition, known as Anencephaly, meant the baby would be born with an underdeveloped brain and an incomplete skull.
“I felt like I was abandoned,” Casiano said Wednesday. “I had this funeral home paper, and this is just supposed to be a scan day; I’m just supposed to know what I’m going to have. And it just escalated to me finding out that my daughter was going to die inside or outside of my womb.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is defending the ban in the lawsuit. The office argued the women lack standing to sue. On Wednesday, lawyers for the state asked the women if Paxton had personally told them they could not have an abortion.
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The purpose of the lawsuit is not to get the law overturned. Rather, the women are seeking clarity on when exceptions are allowed under the Texas abortion ban. It’s not clear when the judge will rule on the case.
It’s now been nearly two years since the Texas abortion ban took effect, and over a year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. In that time, Texas has seen a rise in infant mortality.
About 2,200 infants died in the state in 2022. That’s up 11.5% from the previous year. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%.
This reverses a nearly decadelong decline. Infant deaths fell 15% between 2014 and 2021.
“She told me that my daughter’s been diagnosed with Anencephaly, and that means that her skull and her brain is not fully developed and that she was sorry I didn’t have any option; I was pregnant.”
“What was your understanding of why you had no options?”
“She told me that I didn’t have any options because there was a law that, the Texas abortion law prohibited it; I wasn’t able to get one.”
WHAT YOU JUST LISTENED TO WAS TESTIMONY FROM ONE OF THE WOMEN SUING THE STATE OF TEXAS OVER THE STATE’S ABORTION BAN.
THE WOMEN SAY THEY WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT GET ABORTIONS — DESPITE POSSIBLE DANGERS OVER COMPLICATIONS WITH THEIR PREGNANCIES.
SAMANTHA CASIANO — WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM — CARRIED HER BABY TO TERM DESPITE THE BABY SUFFERING FROM A CONDITION THEY HAD NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING.
“I felt like I was abandoned. I felt like I didn’t know how to deal with the situation, just as a….I had this funeral on paper, and this is just supposed to be a scan day; I’m just supposed to know what I’m going to have. And it just escalated to me finding out that my daughter was going to die inside or outside of my womb.”
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON’S OFFICE IS DEFENDING THE BAN IN THE LAWSUIT.
THE OFFICE ARGUES THAT THE WOMEN LACK STANDING TO SUE.
LAWYERS FOR THE STATE ASKED THE WOMEN WEDNESDAY IF PAXTON HAD PERSONALLY TOLD THEM THEY COULD NOT HAVE AN ABORTION.
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AS YOU CAN SEE — MOST OF THE SOURCES COVERING IT ARE ON THE LEFT — WITH THE ONLY RIGHT-LEANING SOURCE BEING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
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IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE — THE WOMEN ARE NOT TRYING TO GET THE BAN OVERTURNED.
RATHER — THEY ARE SEEKING CLARITY ON WHEN EXCEPTIONS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STATE.
IT’S NOT CLEAR WHEN THE JUDGE WILL RULE ON THE CASE.
IT’S NOW BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE THE TEXAS ABORTION BAN TOOK EFFECT — AND OVER A YEAR SINCE ROE V WADE WAS OVERTURNED.
IN THAT TIME — TEXAS HAS SEEN A RISE IN INFANT MORTALITY.
ABOUT 22-HUNDRED INFANTS DIED IN THE STATE IN 20-22.
THAT’S UP 11-AND-A-HALF PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
INFANT DEATHS CAUSED BY SEVERE GENETIC AND BIRTH DEFECTS ROSE BY OVER 21 PERCENT.
THIS REVERSES A NEARLY DECADE-LONG DECLINE — WITH INFANT DEATHS FALLING BETWEEN 20-14 AND 20-21.
Media Landscape
This story is a Media Miss by the right as only 10% of the coverage is from right leaning media.
Left 56%
Center 33%
Right 10%
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Texas judge to hear lawsuit challenging state’s abortion ban
Click to see story on Raw Story
Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
Click to see story on San Antonio Current
Woman Suing Texas Over Abortion Ban Vomits During Trial After Reliving Trauma
Click to see story on The New Republic
Witness vomits on stand while testifying against Texas abortion ban – National Zero
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Texas women denied abortions ask court for clarity over ban exceptions
Click to see story on The Guardian
Texas women’s tragic anti-abortion law testimony leaves one vomiting on stand
Click to see story on The Independent
Women and doctors challenge Texas abortion ban, demand clarity for exceptions
Click to see story on USA Today
Women suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Click to see story on abc News
Nearly two years after Texas’ six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying
Click to see story on CNN
Texas women testify in lawsuit on state abortion laws: “I don’t feel safe to have children in Texas anymore”
Click to see story on CBS News
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on The Toronto Star
Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on Los Angeles Times
Women with pregnancy complications tell a Texas court how abortion bans affected them
Click to see story on npr
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on abc 13 Houston
Woman suing Texas over abortion ban vomits on the stand in emotional reaction during hearing
Click to see story on NBC News
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Alaska Highway News
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Texas women tell emotional stories in hearing about the state’s strict abortion laws
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describ…
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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‘I was terrified’: Women suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Click to see story on abc 7 NY
Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on News 4 JAX
Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity
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‘Not just difficult, it’s excruciating’: Texas women take stand at abortion hearing
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Texas judge could take “weeks” to weigh in on exceptions to state abortion laws
Click to see story on KXAN
Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on Devdiscourse
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Emotional testimonies in Abortion Ban lawsuit: Woman suing Texas vomits on the stand
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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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Texas Women Denied Abortions Testify About Impact of State Bans
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law – Odessa American
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
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Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on St. Albert Gazette
Texas women demand to know ‘exceptions’ for abortion
Click to see story on reforma.com
Women suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Click to see story on Western Iowa Today 96.5 KSOM KS 95.7
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Temple Daily Telegram
Texas women testified in lawsuit about state laws that restrict the right to abortion
Click to see story on La Opinion
Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
Click to see story on The Gilmer Mirror
Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on alvareviewcourier.com
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57 other sources covering this story
Total News Sources
57
Leaning Left
27
Center
16
Leaning Right
5
Last Updated
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