Should Texas Be Accountable For The Deaths Caused By Their Abortion Laws?

Reading this morning’s article in ProPublica’s daily email story regarding the death of another pregnant young girl in Texas, I was confounded by the lack of action or comment by the cretins running the state. According to the article:

“It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.”  [Alexandra Zayas, Deputy Managing Editor, ProPublica]. Needless to say, as a result of this barbarous and cruel act of “legislation”, the doctors were fiercely panicked in their approach to this patient, now having to worry not only over the health and well-being of the patient, but would could potentially happen to them as a result of their treating her!

If she were my daughter or niece or granddaughter, I would be looking for justice and that would have to come from the state that implemented these odious laws without even the concomitant medical knowledge necessary to make such crucial, life-altering, even life-ending, decisions. An act so obviously bereft of even a modicum responsibility to anyone other than their mindless religious fanatics, in fact, seemingly doing everything they can to obfuscate, deny, avoid disseminating such vital information to the public as to allow for informed debate. No, the Texas governor and legislation went ahead and passed actual laws that deny medical services and attention to their own constituents, even when their very lives are in danger!  

For me the answer is clear: Yes! The State of Texas and the scum that currently occupy their governing offices and legislation are indeed responsible for the deaths that are directly caused by their incompetence and their complete intransigence regarding a matter of such elevated urgency and importance.  

Ms. Crain’s family and survivors should initiate legal action against the State of Texas, the Governor, and the entire GOP legislation, holding them legally responsible for the death of their family member.