Approximately six “Medical Necessity (Life/Health) Exception” abortions have been performed in Texas per month in the 30 months following the overturn of Roe v. Wade with no known repercussions for healthcare providers, recent state data indicates — as the Texas Legislature actively mulls over legislation clarifying exceptions to the state’s abortion laws.
From August 2022 — the month Texas’ abortion restrictions trigger law went into effect — to December 2024, no elective abortions have been performed, according to Induced Termination of Pregnancy (ITOP) data released monthly by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS).
