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The Latest Breaking News from the Texas Medical Board

Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion

As abortion and other reproductive rights loom over the election, Cruz has largely been unwilling to clarify his stances.

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Texas adopts guidance for how doctors should interpret abortion ban

The guidance lays out what the Texas Medical Board will consider when investigating allegations of illegal abortions.

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At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance

Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.

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New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctors

The proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion.

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Texas Medical Board proposes new guidance for abortion medical exceptions

The guidance was disappointing to reproductive rights advocates who were seeking more specificity and a list of conditions that could qualify.

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Texas Medical Board to consider issuing guidance on abortion laws’ medical exceptions

On March 22, the board will discuss clarifying what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion restrictions.

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Texas Medical Board remains silent on abortion laws, despite calls for more guidance

The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance.

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5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas

The case involves just one abortion, but it's likely to have wider implications in the state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country.

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To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.

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