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A Texas woman nearly died from her pregnancy. The state's abortion law is to blame.

Oct 30, 2022 View Original Article
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    -40% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : At that point, under anti-abortion laws championed by Texas politicians who call themselves pro-life, Zurawski faced the risk of dying.
53% : It was Republican politicians purposefully passing anti-abortion legislation with few exceptions and extreme enforcement to advance their political careers - positioning themselves to rake in campaign contributions and fend off challengers from the right.
40% : But they have been on the rise over the past year since Texas enacted Senate Bill 8, which used the threat of civil lawsuits to ban abortion after fetal cardiac activity is detected.
38% : Abortion in Ohio: A 10-year-old rape victim had to travel out of state for an abortion.
34% : Answering a question about abortion during an interview that aired Oct. 16 with Dallas TV station WFAA, Abbott acknowledged there are "situations that some women are going through where they are not getting the health care they need to protect their life.""Too many allegations have been made about ways in which the lives of the mother are not being protected," Abbott continued, "and so that must be clarified" next legislative session.
34% :Republicans were wrong on abortion: Democrats are using that to rally women voters

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