Family sues Paxton, doctors, alleging Texas abortion ban contributed to a woman’s death

A Texas family has sued Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Medical Board, UT Health San Antonio and several treating physicians, claiming that Texas’s near-total abortion ban deterred doctors from providing timely care and contributed to Tierra Walker’s death from preeclampsia after she was told an emergency abortion wasn’t needed; the suit argues the ban violates the U.S. Constitution and federal emergency-care obligations and notes that Texas’ laws allow private citizens to sue providers for alleged violations.