
Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the committee, asked GOP witness Dr. “And if they make the wrong the decision, they face up to 99 years in prison and/or losing their license.” The language in Texas’ abortion laws is “incredibly vague, and it leaves doctors grappling with what they can and cannot do, what health care they can and cannot provide,” Zurawski said, bristling at the implication that her doctors were at fault for misinterpreting the state’s abortion bans. Texas, which has arguably the most aggressive abortion restrictions in the country, has been the site of several legal battles over abortion since before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. The lawsuit was filed in March by the nonprofit Center for Reproductive Rights. Zurawski is one of five women suing the state of Texas over its restrictive abortion laws, claiming they experienced pain and suffering because they were denied abortion care when they faced emergency complications in their pregnancies. “I nearly died on their watch, and furthermore, as a result of what happened to me, I may have been robbed of the opportunity to have children in the future.”

But it’s a direct result of the policies that they support,” Zurawski said. “I wanted to address my senators Cruz and Cornyn, neither of whom regrettably are in the room right now, but I would like for them to know that what happened to me I think most people in this room would agree was horrific. Zurawski told lawmakers Wednesday that she received an emergency abortion only after her condition worsened and she went into septic shock – adding that she may have been one of the first patients affected in the state of Texas after Roe was overturned, removing the federal right to an abortion.

The media listing so much information about the child's attempt at self-harm will likely do more harm than anything else thanks to a teen's proclivity to feel shame.Texas woman almost dies because she couldn't get an abortion
TED CRUZ DAUGHTERS WATCHING HOW TO
Adolescent children are notoriously private and may easily feel embarrassment or shame, except they generally have far less tools to know how to cope. Ever since the news broke about this child's mental health, social media has been abuzz, mostly attacking the parents and speculating if the child is a member of the LGBTQ community.Ĭruz's child should not have to have her most vulnerable moment broadcasted around the globe. When a child is struggling with mental health concerns, the instinct should be to cocoon them in safety, not to highlight the details or speculate on the cause. It feels icky for me to even put the senator's name in this article because it feels like adding to this child's exposure. This is even more important when we are talking about a child's mental health, so seeing detailed reports about Ted Cruz's 14-year-old child's private mental health crisis was offputting, to say it kindly. We saw this during Obama's presidency when people from both ends of the political spectrum come out to defend Malia and Sasha Obama's privacy and again when a reporter made a remark about Barron Trump. Kids deserve the ability to simply be kids without the media picking them apart. It's an unspoken rule that children of politicians should be off limits when it comes to public figure status. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Editor's Note: If you are having thoughts about taking your own life, or know of anyone who is in need of help, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 200+ crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 9-8-8.
