The Center for Reproductive Rights filed a groundbreaking lawsuit on March 6, 2023, against the state of Texas, seeking to clarify the scope of the state’s “medical emergency” exception under its extreme abortion bans. The case, Zurawski v. State of Texas, was brought on behalf of five Texas women—each denied abortion care after facing severe and dangerous pregnancy complications—and two Texas obstetrician-gynecologists. The number of plaintiffs eventually grew to 22, including 20 women denied abortion care.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled in Zurawski v. State of Texas on May 31, 2024, refusing to clarify the exceptions to the state’s abortion bans.

Read Center News and Press Releases:

• Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Women Denied Abortion Care Despite Dangerous Pregnancy Complications, 05.31.24
• Press release: Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions, 05.31.24
• Center Argues Abortion Ban Medical Exceptions Case at Texas Supreme Court, 11.28.23
• Center’s “Emergency Medical” Exceptions Case Heads to Texas Supreme Court November 28, 11.21.23
• More Women Join Lawsuit Against Texas After Being Denied Abortion Care Despite Dangerous Pregnancy Complications, 11.14.23
• Press release: Even More Women Sue Texas After Being Denied Abortions for Dangerous Pregnancy Complications, 11.14.23
• After Ruling Clarifying Medical Exceptions to Texas’s Abortion Bans, Order Is Blocked While State Appeals, 08.08.23
• Press release: Texas Judge Rules in Favor of Women Denied Abortions, 08.04.23
• Abortion Is Essential Health Care, Even With Wanted Pregnancies, 08.01.23
• Hearing Wrap-up: Zurawski v. State of Texas, 07.21.23
• Press release: Texas Women Give Gripping Testimony Against State in Abortion Hearing, 07.20.23
• Hearing in Texas “Emergency Exceptions” Case Set for July 19-20, 07.17.23
• More Women Join Lawsuit Against Texas After Being Denied Abortion Care to Treat Dangerous Pregnancy Complications, 05.22.23
• Press release: More Women Join Abortion Lawsuit Against Texas, 05.22.23
• New Report Shows More Evidence of Harm Caused by Abortion Bans, 05.16.23
• At Austin Press Conference, Texas Women Denied Abortions Tell Their Stories, 03.08.23
• Center Sues Texas on Behalf of Women Denied Abortions After Facing Dangerous Pregnancy Complications, 03.07.23
• Press release: Women Denied Abortions Sue State of Texas, 03.07.23

Read More:

• Zurawski v. State of Texas: Seeking Clarity on Emergency Exceptions to Texas’s Abortion Bans