A defiant Texas doctor has boldly gone public about a newly illegal abortion procedure he performed earlier this month, saying he had a “duty of care” to his patient and she had a “fundamental right” to an abortion. She died a few days later from massive organ failure, caused by a septic infection.”In medical school in Texas, “we’d been taught that abortion was an integral part of women’s health care,” Braid noted. Several times a month, women seeking an abortion report that have been raped, the physician wrote. Reports are currently largely being handled by the right-wing evangelical group Texas Right to Life. A Texas Right to Life spokesperson responding to Braid’s article told the San Antonio Express-News on Saturday: “We are fully aware of this and intend to hold anyone who violates the law accountable.

Source: Huffington Post September 18, 2021 23:48 UTC