He described seeing three teens die from illegal abortions in 1972, a year before Roe v. Wade.
At the time, he said"abortion was effectively illegal in Texas—unless a psychiatrist certified a woman was suicidal." He said that year, he saw three teenagers die from illegal abortions.
A doctor in Texas admitted Saturday that he performed an abortion on a patient who was beyond the"new limit" set by the new restrictions that took effect this month. Above, an abortion rights activist holds a sign in support of Planned Parenthood at a rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11 in Austin, Texas.decision was issued, Braid said,"it enabled me to do the job I was trained to do.
"I tell them that we can offer services only if we cannot see the presence of cardiac activity on an ultrasound, which usually occurs at about six weeks, before most people know they are pregnant," he said.He said that if doctors detect cardiac activity, they have to refer patients to doctors out of state.
"I understand that by providing an abortion beyond the new legal limit, I am taking a personal risk, but it's something I believe in strongly," Braid writes in the op-ed.
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