Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton.
Walker’s family sued Paxton over the state’s abortion ban, which he has played a leading role in enforcing.
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Tierra Walker’s family has sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other officials over her death after she was unable to obtain an abortion. The case argues that Texas’ abortion bans are unconstitutional and is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban.
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Texas attorney general and Senate candidate named as a defendant in the family’s lawsuit; the article also describes his role enforcing the abortion ban.
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ALSO MENTIONED Joe Gonzales, Bexar County district attorney named as a defendant in the lawsuit.; Stephen Brint Carlton, Executive director of the Texas Medical Board and a named defendant in the lawsuit.
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