Texas Doctor Admits He Provided Abortion After Ban Took Effect Despite ‘Legal Consequences’

Texas Doctor Admits He Provided Abortion After Ban Took Effect Despite ‘Legal Consequences’

A doctor in Texas admitted Saturday that he performed an abortion on a patient who was beyond the "new limit" set by the new restrictions that took effect this month.

Texas' new abortion law, which was upheld by the Supreme Court on September 1, bans abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy and doesn't provide exceptions for instances of incest or rape.

The doctor, Alan Braid, said the patient he saw on September 6 was in her first trimester of pregnancy, but beyond the state's abortion limit.