Last summer the U.s. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion. On Aug. 25, 2022, Texas’ Human Life Protection Act of 2021 (HLPA), colloquially called a “trigger law,” went into effect prohibiting abortion in the state.

Since then, Texas physicians have expressed concern regarding unanswered questions about how the new law affects the medical practice. While the media has focused attention on navigating medical nuances under statutory bans, how the abortion statute interacts with other Texas laws has received far less attention and presents additional gray areas about a physician’s civil liability.

What Does the Human Life Protection Act of 2021 Actually Say?

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