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A lawsuit filed in San Antonio claims that Texas’s strict abortion ban led to the death of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old woman who died from preeclampsia complications in December 2024. The suit alleges that doctors refused to perform an emergency abortion despite her medical condition qualifying for an exception under state law. The lawsuit targets Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other healthcare institutions and professionals, arguing that the ban violates both federal and state constitutional rights and deters necessary medical interventions.

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The family of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old woman from Texas who died in December 2024, has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and several medical institutions and doctors. The lawsuit claims that an abortion could have saved Walker's life, but she was denied the procedure due to Texas' strict abortion ban, which allows for exceptions only when the mother's life is at immediate risk. Walker died from preeclampsia, a pregnancy-related condition that typically requires immediate delivery or termination of the pregnancy. Her family alleges that her doctors refused her requests for an emergency abortion despite her qualifying under Texas law for such an exception. The suit also targets the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the Texas Medical Board, and several individual physicians who treated Walker, arguing their actions were influenced by the restrictive legal environment Paxton helped enforce.

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Along with Paxton, the lawsuit names as defendants the Texas Medical Board, which regulates the practice of medicine in the state and issues guidance to medical professionals, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and several doctors who treated Walker.

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🔮 The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstitutional.

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Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman's death, lawsuit claims Sept 16 - uncertain

lawsuit → cause → death

The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstitutional. uncertain

ban → die → procedure

The lawsuit filed Tuesday in state court in San Antonio by the family of Tierra Walker claims her doctors refused her requests to perform an abortion even though she was having a medical emergency that qualified for an exception from Texas' strict abortion laws. uncertain

that → file → laws

Walker, who was 37 and 20 weeks pregnant, died in December 2024 two days after her final hospital visit for symptoms of preeclampsia, a potentially fatal complication of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure, according to the lawsuit. uncertain

who → die → lawsuit

The treatment for preeclampsia is immediate delivery of the baby or an abortion, and the complaint says Walker qualified for an emergency abortion under Texas law. asserted

Walker → say → law

But instead of receiving one, she was repeatedly told her condition would improve and sent home, according to the lawsuit. uncertain

condition → receive → lawsuit

The lawsuit says Paxton and other state officials "have imposed a merciless blanket prohibition on abortion that intimidates doctors into inaction and breeds extreme fear among Texas’ medical establishment." asserted

that → say → establishment

who → name → Walker

Paxton's office and the other defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. asserted

office → respond → Wednesday

A pair of 2021 Texas laws prohibit performing or inducing an abortion, with an exception for life-threatening medical emergencies, and bar providers from performing abortions if a fetus has detectable cardiac activity. asserted

fetus → prohibit → activity

A novel provision of Texas' abortion ban also allows private citizens to sue providers on behalf of the state. asserted

citizens → allow → state

The laws took effect in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade decision that had established a constitutional right to have an abortion. asserted

that → take → abortion

The lawsuit filed by Walker's family claims the defendants violated Walker's right to life under the U.S. Constitution and a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care regardless of a patient's ability to pay. uncertain

defendants → file → ability

It further alleges that Texas' abortion bans violate the state constitution. asserted

bans → allege → constitution

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