The family of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old San Antonio woman who died in December 2024 while 20 weeks pregnant, has filed a lawsuit accusing Texas officials and medical providers of failing to provide potentially life-saving abortion care.
Walker suffered from severe preeclampsia, seizures, blood clots and dangerously high blood pressure during her pregnancy. Her family alleges that she repeatedly sought an abortion as her condition worsened but was denied the procedure, with medical staff allegedly telling her that the fetus was healthy.
The lawsuit names Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Medical Board officials, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and doctors involved in Walker’s care.
It argues that uncertainty surrounding Texas’ abortion restrictions contributed to delays in treatment and violated Walker’s rights.
Texas law contains narrow exceptions for abortions necessary to protect a pregnant patient’s life, while state officials maintain that physicians can provide emergency care under applicable rules.
The case seeks damages and challenges the constitutionality of the state’s abortion restrictions. It is expected to draw wider attention to how Texas’ abortion laws affect medical decisions in high-risk pregnancies.
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