A #TX judge ruled on Fri that the state must allow #doctors to provide #abortions to pregnant women whose #health or lives are in danger, or whose fetuses have little likelihood of survival.
The ruling broadens & clarifies the limited exceptions granted in the state’s #AbortionBans…. & it temporarily bars state ofcls… from prosecuting doctors who, in their “good faith judgment & in consultation w/the pregnant person,” determine that an #abortion is #MedicallyNecessary.
#tx #doctors #abortions #health #abortionbans #abortion #medicallynecessary #abortionrights
#ExecutiveOrder on Strengthening Access to Affordable High-Quality Contraception & Family Planning Services June 23, 2023 - ensure coverage of comprehensive #contraceptive care, including all contraceptives approved, granted, or cleared by #FDA, without cost sharing for enrollees, participants, and beneficiaries; and streamline the process for patients and #healthcare providers to request coverage, without cost sharing, of #MedicallyNecessary contraception. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/06/23/executive-order-on-strengthening-access-to-affordable-high-quality-contraception-and-family-planning-services/ #WomensHealth
#executiveorder #contraceptive #FDA #healthcare #medicallynecessary #womenshealth