Texas laws ban abortion except when a pregnant person is facing a "life-threatening condition." The results indicate that OB-GYNs, of whom a shortage already exists in Texas, are experiencing significant professional stresses due to the ban,

The Supreme Court let stand a lower court decision over emergency room abortions in Texas, marking a blow to the Biden administration as it sought to appeal.

The administration said a state abortion law conflicted with a federal law requiring emergency care. The court similarly sidestepped a case from Idaho in June.