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Marina Dunbar

Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death

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Ken Paxton walks outside the US Capitol building in Washington DC. Photograph: Kylie Cooper/Reuters

A wrongful death lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, doctors and state health officials of contributing to the death of a pregnant San Antonio woman whose family says she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life.

Tierra Walker, 37, died in December 2024 while 20 weeks pregnant after being diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy-related high blood pressure condition that can be fatal.

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