A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, some attorneys are exploring lawsuits on behalf of women who they said have been harmed by a state abortion ban.
of women facing health-threatening complications out of fear they might face criminal prosecution or loss of their medical license.
To some physicians and malpractice attorneys, the question is when — not if — a pregnant patient will die from lack of care and set the stage for a big-dollar wrongful death claim. Abortion rights supporters said such a case could pressure doctors and hospitals to provide appropriate abortion care, counterbalancing their fears of running afoul of state abortion bans, many of which call for criminal prosecution and revocation of medical licenses as punishment for violations.
"It could help achieve our goal if it clarifies that the law did not contradict standard medical practice," said John Seago, president of Texas Right to Life, referring to the state's abortion ban.
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