STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

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By Gary Borders for Texas Press Association

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Texas Supreme Court hears abortion ban challenge

The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case that could decide whether medical exceptions to the state’s abortion ban are written clearly enough to protect pregnant women who face serious health risks, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

The 22 plaintiffs include women who contracted sepsis while waiting to terminate a nonviabl…