The family of a Texas woman who died of pregnancy-related complications is suing state officials and the hospital where she was treated, claiming the state’s ban on most abortions killed her.
\n\nWalker’s family filed a lawsuit in San Antonio on Tuesday, claiming that a doctor repeatedly denied her an abortion despite her having a medical emergency that would have legally permitted terminating the pregnancy.
\n\nThe lawsuit names Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican who is running for election to the U.S. Senate, the Texas Medical Board, which regulates the state’s medical professionals, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and several doctors who treated Walker before she died.
\n\n“For months, Ms. Walker had been asking for termination of her pregnancy — even though this was a wanted pregnancy — because she did not think she would survive the pregnancy. Tragically, she was right,” the lawsuit states. “An abortion at any point during her pregnancy would have saved her life.”
\n\nA representative for Paxton did not immediately return NBC News’ request for comment. The Texas Medical Board and the hospital system declined to comment.
\n\nThe hospital where Walker was treated, University Health, said in a statement Thursday…
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