Texas AG's Office Shifts Blame to Doctors in Abortion Access Lawsuits

Lawyers from the Texas attorney general's office argued before the state Supreme Court that women should sue their doctors, not the state, over a lack of access to abortion. The defense was made in response to a lawsuit challenging Texas's strict abortion ban, which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The plaintiffs argued that the law forced them to carry nonviable and dangerous pregnancies to term. The state argued that the women should have no problem obtaining abortions under the law and should take up their grievances with the doctors who denied them the procedures.