Summary
After Texas banned abortion in 2021, sepsis rates among women hospitalized for second-trimester pregnancy loss rose over 50%, with maternal deaths increasing 33% from 2019 to 2023.
ProPublica’s analysis found that sepsis risk surged when the fetus still had a heartbeat, as doctors hesitated to intervene due to legal fears.
Maternal health experts warn that abortion bans delay critical care, endangering women’s lives.
Texas lawmakers, facing mounting evidence and public pressure, are considering amending the law to better protect patients, but changes remain uncertain.
Too bad people can’t organize a class action suit against all the politicians who voted for it. THAT WOULD BE COOL!!!
Would be a waste of money and would probably get the attorneys involved in filing it sanctioned. Texas statutes provide immunity to officials acting in official capacity. Unfortunately. Prosecutors might have a little more luck pursuing a negligent homicide case because the courts should be reluctant to allow officials to kill people- at least enough that the prosecutors can make an argument that they are acting on a good faith understanding of the immunity law and shouldn’t be sanctioned for pursuing the case (still some risk).
if americans learn anything from the current administration is to strip protection from making illegal and harmful descisions at a government level.
Just cause you won a popularity contest and accepted millions of dollars from companies to do it, shouldn’t mean you won’t sit on the chair for insane, illegal acts in the government.
I’ve been wondering whether Musk not being an actual representative would land him in a non-protected role from repercussions. Say the U.S. population sueing him for losing the $500 billion the IRS talked about. How much would be fair? Penny for penny. Leave him hundreds of billions in debt and he’d hopefully he’d call it time to step down and leave the U.S. because he couldn’t afford to have security details or even a house.
bro treason charges and all assets confiscated and life in prison/death sentance for literal treason. Freedom is everything in a democracy and punishments should reflect on that, and they do in real democratic countries.