CV NEWS FEED // Texas Right to Life is praising a recently filed bill that combats pro-abortion misinformation by requiring the state’s medical board to educate doctors about pro-life laws and emergency medical intervention.
Texas Right to Life Communications Director Kim Schwartz wrote in a March 18 press release that misinformation about pro-life laws has put women and their unborn children at risk, sometimes fatally.
“A handful of physicians in recent years failed to properly treat pregnant women in life-threatening emergencies, leading to the deaths of the mother and baby,” Schwartz wrote. “Tragically, medical staff believed the media’s claim that Pro-Life policies force them to delay or withhold life-saving care from the mother.”
CatholicVote previously reported that the legislation, which Republican Sen. Bryan Hughes and Rep. Charlie Geren introduced last week in their respective chambers, further clarifies when a doctor is allowed to intervene in a pregnant woman’s medical emergency without concern of violating the law. The legislation also requires that the physician treats the medical emergency do so “in a manner that, in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for survival of an unborn child.” The legislation is referred to as the Maternal Safety Act.
“The measure reiterates that medical professionals should not worry about lawsuits, criminal prosecution, or loss of license when using reasonable medical judgment and trying to follow Pro-Life policies,” Schwartz wrote.
According to Schwartz, if the legislation is signed into law, OB-GYNs would be required to take a class that would teach them the difference between abortion and treatment for ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage and what the state law requires regarding saving the pregnant mother’s life in an emergency. They would also need to receive education about how medical emergencies and prohibited elective abortions are legally distinct.
In recent years, a number of pregnant women across the country have died because they did not receive the medical care they needed in time. Schwartz wrote that pro-life laws are not to blame.
“The tragic deaths reported in the news were not caused by Pro-Life policies. They’re the result of liberal efforts to create confusion, push for more abortions, and weaken Pro-Life protections that save tens of thousands of babies every year,” she wrote. “The Maternal Safety Act will prevent delays in medical care and save lives by ensuring that doctors are equipped with accurate knowledge of the state’s Pro-Life laws.”
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