more Texas laws about the unborn

[Malcolm]

Guess who ranks #1 in pregnancy related fatalities in the entire goddamned developed world?

Then last summer, the University of Maryland study found that Texas had the highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S. The study also found that the U.S. rate was higher than all other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries reporting maternal mortality data, except for Mexico.
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Legislators introduced proposals to address the issue after a University of Maryland-led study found that the state's maternal mortality rate doubled between 2010 and 2012. But several key measures didn't even make it to a vote, falling victim to Republican infighting over other issues.
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Abortion-rights supporters have put at least some blame on strict state requirements for abortion clinics that prompted closures, though supporters of such laws say they protect women.

"When you do things like making access to abortions almost impossible, the impact that's going to have on our states most vulnerable population is worse and worse," said Marsha Jones, executive director of the Afiya Center, a reproductive justice organization founded by and for black women in Texas.