Amici are current and former local elected officials in Texas. Amici underscore that Texans need to be able to access and trust in the delivery of healthcare and assert that the doctrine of sovereign immunity should not prohibit residents from seeking clarity about their legal rights under state law, especially when people’s health and lives are at stake. The brief argues that the protection of a pregnant person’s life under the Texas constitution requires interpreting the medical exceptions to allow robust protection for health- and life-saving care for pregnant people, and that this serves the public interest.

This brief was one of many filed in Zurawski v. State of Texas. For more information on the case, click here.