Texas Medical Board temporarily suspends license of SA pediatrician accused of sexual assault of child
Read full article: Texas Medical Board temporarily suspends license of SA pediatrician accused of sexual assault of childA San Antonio pediatrician accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients had his Texas medical license temporarily suspended, according to the Texas Medical Board.
Bipartisan support for Texas bill clarifying when doctors can perform an abortion shows early cracks
Read full article: Bipartisan support for Texas bill clarifying when doctors can perform an abortion shows early cracksWhile Democrats and abortion access advocates pushed to ensure pregnant women aren’t criminalized, some conservatives questioned whether this bill is needed.
Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over his Planned Parenthood employment
Read full article: Texas Medical Board director retires after uproar over his Planned Parenthood employmentConservative lawmakers claimed credit for Dr. Robert Bredt’s retirement after it came out he also worked at a Planned Parenthood-affiliated lab.
At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance
Read full article: At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidanceDoctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.
New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctors
Read full article: New reporting requirements for life-saving abortions worry some doctorsThe proposed guidance from the Texas Medical Board would require doctors to document whether there was time to transfer a patient “by any means available” to avoid performing an abortion.
Texas Medical Board proposes new guidance for abortion medical exceptions
Read full article: Texas Medical Board proposes new guidance for abortion medical exceptionsThe guidance was disappointing to reproductive rights advocates who were seeking more specificity and a list of conditions that could qualify.
Texas Medical Board to consider issuing guidance on abortion laws’ medical exceptions
Read full article: Texas Medical Board to consider issuing guidance on abortion laws’ medical exceptionsOn March 22, the board will discuss clarifying what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion restrictions.
Texas Medical Board remains silent on abortion laws, despite calls for more guidance
Read full article: Texas Medical Board remains silent on abortion laws, despite calls for more guidanceThe Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance.
Texas hospitals are putting pregnant patients at risk by denying care out of fear of abortion laws, medical group says
Read full article: Texas hospitals are putting pregnant patients at risk by denying care out of fear of abortion laws, medical group saysMedical professionals across the state have expressed confusion over what care they can provide amid Texas’ abortion ban, leading to some patients allegedly receiving delayed care or being turned away.
Texas hospitals delaying care over abortion law, letter says
Read full article: Texas hospitals delaying care over abortion law, letter saysThe Texas Medical Association says some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban.