Lawsuit claims Texas abortion ban contributed to pregnant woman’s death
TL;DR
The family of Tierra Walker, 37, who died in December 2024 after seeking emergency care for pre‑eclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant, filed a San Antonio lawsuit accusing Texas officials and the University Health system of killing her by enforcing the state’s abortion ban; the suit contends doctors denied a legally permissible termination during a medical emergency, naming Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Texas Medical Board, UT Health San Antonio, and several treating doctors as defendants.
- Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman’s death, lawsuit says NBC News
- Texas Abortion Ban Blamed in Pregnant Woman’s Death in Lawsuit The New York Times
- Family sues Ken Paxton and doctors, claiming Texas abortion ban led to pregnant woman’s death CNN
- Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death The Guardian
- SA family sues Ken Paxton, University Health, others after mother dies mid-pregnancy, lawsuit says KSAT
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