What Next: What Texas Abortion Laws Leave Unsaid

Dec 14, 2023

Selena Simmons-Duffin, health policy correspondent at NPR, discusses the challenges faced by women seeking abortion in Texas, including the recent Texas Supreme Court ruling, strict regulations, and absence of exemptions for rape and incest. She also highlights Kate Cox's personal experience and the contradictory nature of the abortion laws, as well as the implications of the court's ruling on medical exceptions and mandated grieving.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Texas Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion Laws and Exemptions

02:25 • 3min

Abortion Laws in Texas: Strict Regulations and Legal Consequences

05:38 • 11min

Understanding Abortion Ban Exemptions

16:23 • 2min

Contradictory Nature of Texas Abortion Laws

18:06 • 6min

Texas Supreme Court's Ruling and Mandated Grieving in Abortion Laws

24:30 • 4min