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Dear team,

In a major victory last Friday, a Texas district judge ruled in favor of the Center for Reproductive Rights’ plaintiffs, temporarily blocking the state’s abortion bans as they apply to dangerous pregnancy complications including fatal fetal diagnoses. The court made clear that doctors must be able to use their own medical judgement to determine when to provide abortion care in emergency situations.

But this isn’t over, team. In a truly unconscionable response, Texas has already appealed Friday’s decision, blocking the ruling and leaving pregnant Texans in harm's way. The Center will keep fighting forward , but we need you by our side. [[link removed]]

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The 13 patient plaintiffs in our case, Zurawski v. Texas , were each denied abortion care after facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications. The judge recognized that the women in our case should have been given abortions, and also dismissed the state’s request to throw out the case.

“For the first time in a long time, I cried for joy when I heard the news,” said lead plaintiff Amanda Zurawski “This is exactly why we did this.

This is why we put ourselves through the pain and the trauma over and over again to share our experiences and the harms caused by these awful laws.I have a sense of relief, a sense of hope, and a weight has been lifted.”

The ruling was meant to prevent other Texans from suffering the unthinkable trauma our plaintiffs endured. The court has been clear: doctors must be able to provide patients the standard of care in pregnancy complications. That standard of care in certain cases is abortion because it is essential, life-saving health care.

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We applaud the brave plaintiffs who took the stand and bared the most private, traumatic moments of their lives to the public to show the court the true consequences of Texas's cruel and inhumane bans.

And we thank supporters like you, team, who make this work possible. We'll need your continued support as we expand our fight for abortion access across the globe. Join the forward fight today. [[link removed]]

Onward,

Nancy Northup
President & CEO

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