Women suing over Texas abortion ban testify as infant mortality rises
By Mahmoud Bennett (Anchor), Ben Burke (Producer/Editor)
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Texas judge to hear lawsuit challenging state’s abortion ban
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Click to see story on alvareviewcourier.comWomen 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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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.
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Texas judge to hear lawsuit challenging state’s abortion ban
Click to see story on Raw StoryTearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
Click to see story on San Antonio CurrentWoman Suing Texas Over Abortion Ban Vomits During Trial After Reliving Trauma
Click to see story on The New RepublicWitness vomits on stand while testifying against Texas abortion ban – National Zero
Click to see story on National ZeroTexas women denied abortions ask court for clarity over ban exceptions
Click to see story on The GuardianTexas women’s tragic anti-abortion law testimony leaves one vomiting on stand
Click to see story on The IndependentWomen and doctors challenge Texas abortion ban, demand clarity for exceptions
Click to see story on USA TodayWomen suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Click to see story on abc NewsNearly two years after Texas’ six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying
Click to see story on CNNTexas 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 NewsWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on The Toronto StarTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on Los Angeles TimesWomen with pregnancy complications tell a Texas court how abortion bans affected them
Click to see story on nprWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on abc 13 HoustonWoman suing Texas over abortion ban vomits on the stand in emotional reaction during hearing
Click to see story on NBC NewsWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Alaska Highway NewsWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Times ColonistWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Town And Country TodayWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on PiqueWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Coast ReporterWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Flin Flon ReminderTexas women tell emotional stories in hearing about the state’s strict abortion laws
Click to see story on NBC Dallas-Fort WorthTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on NBC LATexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on NBC MiamiHeadline Unavailable
Click to see story on The Seattle TimesWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on San Antonio Express-NewsTearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describ…
Click to see story on The Texas TribuneWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on KIFIWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free Press‘I was terrified’: Women suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Click to see story on abc 7 NYTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on News 4 JAXTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on WPLGTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on Click on DetroitWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on San Diego Union TribuneWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Washington Top NewsWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Sask TodayWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity
Click to see story on Spectrum Local News‘Not just difficult, it’s excruciating’: Texas women take stand at abortion hearing
Click to see story on Dallas NewsTexas judge could take “weeks” to weigh in on exceptions to state abortion laws
Click to see story on KXANTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on DevdiscourseWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on KOB 4Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on WCBDTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on KCRGEmotional testimonies in Abortion Ban lawsuit: Woman suing Texas vomits on the stand
Click to see story on Times of IndiaWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on MY NorthwestTexas Women Denied Abortions Testify About Impact of State Bans
Click to see story on Wall Street JournalTexas 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
Click to see story on AlbertaPrimeTimes.comTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on Tri-City NewsTexas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law
Click to see story on St. Albert GazetteTexas women demand to know ‘exceptions’ for abortion
Click to see story on reforma.comWomen suing Texas over abortion bans give emotional testimony
Click to see story on Western Iowa Today 96.5 KSOM KS 95.7Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
Click to see story on Temple Daily TelegramTexas women testified in lawsuit about state laws that restrict the right to abortion
Click to see story on La OpinionTearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed
Click to see story on The Gilmer MirrorWomen denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state’s exceptions to ban
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