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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Neelam Bohra

Texas Medical Board proposes new guidance for abortion medical exceptions

Executive Director of the Texas Medical Board Stephen Brint Carlton, J.D., speaks prior to the start of the Texas Medical Board Full Board Meeting in the George H.W. Bush Building in Austin, Texas on Mar. 22, 2024. The meeting was postponed 15 minutes from the original start time of 8 a.m.
Executive Director of the Texas Medical Board Stephen Brint Carlton, J.D., speaks prior to the start of the board meeting in the George H.W. Bush Building in Austin on March 22, 2024. (Credit: Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune)

The Texas Medical Board proposed a broad definition for what constitutes an emergency medical exception under the state’s otherwise strict abortion ban at its meeting Friday, disappointing some abortion rights advocates who were seeking a specific list of conditions that would qualify.

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