Undue burdens created by the Texas Abortion Law for vulnerable pregnant women
MR Gordon, J Coverdale, FA Chervenak… - American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The new Texas abortion law requires the physician to determine whether a fetal heartbeat is
present and prohibits abortion after a heartbeat has been documented. An exception is
allowed when a “medical emergency necessitated the abortion.” These and other provisions
of the statute are to be enforced through “civil actions” brought by private citizens. This article
identifies 3 populations of vulnerable women who will experience undue burdens created by
the Texas abortion law. We begin with an account of the concept of undue burden in the …
present and prohibits abortion after a heartbeat has been documented. An exception is
allowed when a “medical emergency necessitated the abortion.” These and other provisions
of the statute are to be enforced through “civil actions” brought by private citizens. This article
identifies 3 populations of vulnerable women who will experience undue burdens created by
the Texas abortion law. We begin with an account of the concept of undue burden in the …