Maternal morbidity and fetal outcomes among pregnant women at 22 weeks' gestation or less with complications in 2 Texas hospitals after legislation on abortion

A Nambiar, S Patel, P Santiago-Munoz… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ajog.org
Objective Recent state-level legislation on abortion has encroached on access to
reproductive care with disproportionate effects on underserved communities. 1 In Texas, 2
legislative actions have been at the forefront of this public health issue. Senate Bill 8 bans
abortions once cardiac activity is identified using standard medical practice on the basis of
the estimated gestational age with enforcement by private plaintiffs through civil lawsuits.
Senate Bill 4 states that a physician administering medicine to end a pregnancy even in the …