Women Who Almost Died From Texas’ Abortion Ban Sue State in Landmark Lawsuit

Five Texas women, some of whom say they almost died as a result of the state’s near-total ban on abortion, are suing the state in a post-Roe v. Wade lawsuit that the New York Times identified as the first “brought on behalf of women denied abortions.” The lawsuit, Zurawski v. State of Texas, filed on Monday, demands that Texas provide clarification about the ban’s exception that claims to allow abortion care when the pregnant person’s life is at risk. The plaintiffs say that this wasn’t their experience, even though two...