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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ava Sasani

Texas carves out narrow exception to abortion ban in new Republican strategy

Abortion rights demonstrators at the Texas state capitol in Austin in 2022. A new law will allow abortions in the state under specific medical circumstances.
Abortion rights demonstrators at the Texas state capitol in Austin in 2022. A new law will allow abortions in the state under specific medical circumstances. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

A Texas law about to take effect on Friday carves out exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

In June, the Republican governor, Greg Abbott, quietly signed HB 3058, allowing doctors to provide abortion care when a patient’s water breaks too early for the fetus to survive, or when a patient is suffering from an ectopic pregnancy.

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