Thread by @TexasTribune

1/ Heather Artrip is an out-of-work single mother. She has a high-risk pregnancy and says she needs an abortion.

Texas says she can’t get one because of the new coronavirus pandemic. bit.ly/3dMVHmL

2/ She's one of many Texans facing uncertainty after Gov. Greg Abbott banned procedures that are not “medically necessary.”

Texas AG Ken Paxton then said that abortions wouldn't be considered essential — unless the mother’s life is in danger. bit.ly/3dMVHmL

3/ Paxton cited the need to preserve health care capacity.

Hospitals provided just 3% of Texas abortions in 2017, according to a reproductive rights research organization.

And, abortions do not require extensive protective gear, abortion providers said. bit.ly/3dMVHmL

4/ Texas’ abortion ban was temporarily blocked on Monday by a federal judge, who said abortion is a “fundamental constitutional right.”

An appeals court overturned the decision on Tuesday, and now the ban still stands.

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5/5 Artrip still intends to end the pregnancy, but now she isn’t sure where or when it will happen.

“I became so desperate that I tried to induce my own miscarriage,” she said.

Read more here. bit.ly/3dMVHmL