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William Melhado, The Texas Tribune

William Melhado is a reporter for The Texas Tribune based in Austin, where he covers LGBTQ+ issues, child welfare and gun violence, among other topics.

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Texas AG appeals judge’s order that allows women with complicated pregnancies to get abortions

By: William Melhado, The Texas Tribune - August 7, 2023

This story originally appeared in The Texas Tribune. A Texas judge on Friday issued a temporary exemption to the state’s abortion ban that would allow women with complicated pregnancies to obtain the procedure and keep doctors free from prosecution if they determined the fetus would not survive after birth. But hours later, the attorney general’s […]

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