cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1877973
One woman could barely get words out through her tears. Another ran to the restroom as soon as she was done, wordless, wretched sobs wracking her tiny body. A third threw up on the witness stand.
These are believed to be the first women in the country since 1973 to testify in court about the impacts of a state abortion ban on their pregnancies. They almost certainly won’t be the last.
Speaking to a packed Travis County courtroom Wednesday, three women detailed devastating pregnancy losses and said medically necessary care was delayed or denied due to their doctors’ confusion over Texas’ abortion laws.
What an infuriating and horrible read.
The attorneys for the state asking, “Did anyone from the state tell you you can’t get an abortion” are full of shit. We don’t consult the AG or the police on every move. We generally are aware of the law and the consequences of breaking it and make a decision. We don’t seek input on everything. That’s what laws do. To argue that it’s the doctor’s fault for delaying care, and not the law, flies in the face of how law works in the USA.
So many other tragic and stupid quotes in the article, but I’ll stop there for now.
