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5 women sue Texas over abortion restrictions

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Five women are suing Texas, saying the state's abortion restrictions put their life and health at risk. They argue they were "denied necessary and potentially life-saving obstetrical care" because their doctors feared fines, prison time and loss of medical licenses under the state's abortion restrictions.

Here & Now's Celeste Headlee speaks with Michele Bratcher Goodwin, University of California, Irvine School of Law professor.

This segment aired on March 8, 2023.

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