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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Carter Sherman

The women who made painful choices challenge Texas’s severe abortion ban

Protesters supporting abortion rights march down a street on 24 June 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Protesters supporting abortion rights march down a street on 24 June 2022 in Austin, Texas. Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

After Danielle Mathisen and her husband realized they would be having a baby girl, they started calling her “Mini”. “We figured she would be a mini-me,” Mathisen said.

For months, Mathisen’s pregnancy appeared normal. Genetic testing went well. Her parents were thrilled – this would be the first grandchild in the family.

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