Doctors now have an affirmative defense, and thats a great thing, says Johson.
The abortion ban in Texas still allows physicians to face civil litigation for providing abortions.
HB3058 addresses this situation but really incompletely.
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Its always a good thing to lessen the penalties on providers, she explains.
HB3058 was passed in response to disinformation campaigns from journalists who deliberately misrepresented current law.
What we did with HB3058 was address the issue of the consequences of the medical community.
Theres been a refusal to acknowledge that the term abortion has different meanings for different people.
In the medical community, it means terminating a pregnancy regardless of the reason.
In the pro-life community, it means termination of a healthy elective pregnancy, she says.
I understand that there are doctors who want more out of this legislation.
She poses a scenario where a woman is seated in the reception at her doctors office.
The door opens, then her name is called.
Do I get to go in by myself?
Or do my Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Congressman get to go with me?
