Texas Prison Employees Deserve Fair Treatment
A prison guard in Abilene, Texas, who suffered a stillbirth is suing the state, alleging that her requests for medical treatment were denied for over two hours. The case highlights the hypocrisy of the state's defense that a 7-month fetus does not qualify for personhood under the law, considering Texas has embraced a near-total abortion ban. The lawsuit claims that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the guard's supervisors violated the Constitution and several state and federal laws by denying her medical care during a worsening pregnancy-related emergency. The state has not disputed the supervisor's denial of her request for help, raising concerns about how prison staff would handle other medical emergencies.