Lawsuit: Pregnant Woman Died Due to Abortion Ban in Texas
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The family of a pregnant woman from San Antonio, Texas, who died at the age of 37, has sued the Texas health system and Attorney General Ken Paxton, claiming that her death in 2024 was due to the state’s abortion ban. The lawsuit was filed on September 15 in the 57th District Court for alleged medical negligence against Ken Paxton; the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, Stephen Brint Carlton; the Bexar County Hospital District; the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and several of its doctors. The lawsuit is led by several relatives of the deceased, Tierra Walker: her aunt and legal representative of her estate, LaTanya Walker; her husband Eric Carson; and her mother Pamela Walker. The suit claims that Walker suffered severe health complications as a direct result of the pregnancy, including seizures, blood clots, and dangerously high blood pressure, and that doctors refused to perform an abortion that could have saved her life.
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