AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Democratic Party Executive Director Monique Alcala issued the following statement: 

“Today, the Texas Supreme Court decided to make pregnancy more dangerous than ever before. This is a reminder for every Texan that our freedoms are only protected when endorsed by extremist, out-of-touch Republicans with no understanding of the medical risks of pregnancy. A week after the Texas GOP suggested the death penalty for abortion patients and doctors, a rogue MAGA state Supreme Court unanimously rejected Zurawski v. Texas – a lawsuit involving over 20 women who were denied life-saving pregnancy healthcare.

“Republican extremists do not care that the deliberate vagueness of their abortion ban endangers Texans with life-threatening pregnancy complications.They do not care about medical expertise. They do not care that this case’s plaintiffs were brought close to death due to this law’s negligence. They only care about controlling our bodies and our livelihoods.

“Make no mistake: this decision was an intentional step towards erasing even more of Texans’ freedoms – and Texas Democrats are working to mobilize voters across the state to oust these extreme Justices, and any Republican, that enforces state-sanctioned pregnancy.”

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