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- Title
Misleading Statements About "Life of the Mother" Exceptions in Pro-life Laws Require Correction.
- Authors
Harned, Mary; Skop, Ingrid
- Abstract
Misleading statements in a recent Obstetrics & Gynecology article require correction. No state has an abortion law that is a total ban on abortion. Every state law permits abortion when necessary to save a mother's life. Texas law does not require an "imminent" risk and allows a doctor to use his "reasonable medical judgment" to determine if an abortion is necessary to prevent a "risk" of maternal death. Similarly, Idaho allows a doctor to use his "good faith medical judgment" to determine when to intervene, without need for "immediacy".
- Subjects
TEXAS; IDAHO; ABORTION laws; CRITICALLY ill; PATIENTS; LEGAL liability; MATERNAL mortality; MALPRACTICE; EMERGENCY Medical Treatment &; Active Labor Act; GOVERNMENT regulation
- Publication
Issues in Law & Medicine, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 1, p76
- ISSN
8756-8160
- Publication type
Article