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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Eleanor Klibanoff

Doctors report compromising care out of fear of Texas abortion law

The recovery room at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio on June 14, 2022.
The recovery area at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio on June 14, 2022. (Credit: Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribune)

Doctors worried about getting sued under Texas’ restrictive abortion law have delayed treating pregnancy complications until patients’ lives were in danger, according to a paper from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project.

The law, which empowers private citizens to file suit against anyone who “aids or abets” in an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, has caused confusion among providers and complicated treatment for patients facing pregnancy complications, the study found.

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