Texas family sues over woman's death from abortion ban

The family of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old San Antonio woman who died in December 2024 while 20 weeks pregnant from preeclampsia, filed suit on September 16 against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others. The family argues that Texas's abortion restrictions prevented the medical procedure that could have saved her life.

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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton. — The 19th News

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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton. - The 19th News apple.news/AtDaU9siJTGC... The family of a woman who died after she could not get an abortion in Texas is suing doctors and state officials including Attorney General Ken Paxton. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to a...

Paxton Sued Over Death Linked To TX Abortion Ban - Joe.My.God.

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www.joemygod.com/2026/09/paxt... Women’s rights site The 19th reports: The family of a woman who died after she could not get an abortion in Texas is suing doctors and state officials including Attorney General Ken Paxton. It is the ...

Texas abortion ban caused pregnant woman's death, lawsuit claims

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Sept 16 - The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related condition has sued the state's Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, and doctors who treated her, claiming an abortion could have saved her life and the state's near-total ban on the procedure is unconstitutional.

Texas Let Tierra Walker Die. Now Her Family Is Suing.

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Texas Let Tierra Walker Die. Now Her Family Is Suing. jessica.substack.com/p/texas-tier... Killed by an abortion ban #Texas #reproductiverights #womenshealth #abortion #abortionbans The suit is the first of its kind, and hopefully not the last

The 19th News Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton. https://19thnews.org/2026/09/texas-abortion-lawsuit-ken-paxton-tierra-walker/

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The 19th News Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton. https://19thnews.org/2026/09/texas-abortion-lawsuit-ken-paxton-tierra-walker/ The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban.

Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death

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Tierra Walker, 37, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 20 weeks, and family says denial of abortion led to death A wrongful death lawsuit filed on Tuesday accuses Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, doctors and state health officials of contributing to the death of a pregnant San Antonio woman whose family says she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life. Tierra Walker, 37, died

Tierra Walker’s Family Sues Ken Paxton and Doctors, Saying Texas Abortion Ban Caused Her Death

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'"Trisomy 18 is considered a terminal condition....so according to this SB 31 legislation, an abortion was legal because that was my clinical judgement....But Attorney General Ken Paxton made a threat very publicly” to prosecute any doctor or hospital who provided Cox with an abortion.' After 90 Doctors and Months of Crisis, a Texas Mother Tierra Walker Died Without the Abortion That Could Have Sa

Family of Texas woman who died while pregnant sues Paxton, doctors over denied abortion

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The family of a Texas woman who died while pregnant filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) after doctors denied her an abortion. Tierra Walker, 37, died from preeclampsia in 2024 after she suffered “seizures, blood clots, and one hypertensive crisis” while she was four months pregnant. She asked multiple times...

The family of Tierra Walker is suing Texas AG Ken Paxton and others over her death, alleging the state’s abortion ban is to blame. (Paxton has not commented.) Read ProPublica’s original investigation

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The family of Tierra Walker is suing Texas AG Ken Paxton and others over her death, alleging the state’s abortion ban is to blame. (Paxton has not commented.) Read ProPublica’s original investigation on Walker’s struggle to end her high-risk pregnancy:

Texas family sues Attorney General Paxton over pregnancy death

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The family of Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old San Antonio woman who died in December 2024 while 20 weeks pregnant, sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Medical Board executive director Stephen Brint Carlton, UT Health San Antonio, Bexar County entities and several doctors. Filed Tuesday in Bexar County state district court, the complaint alleges that Texas’ near-total abortion ban and its en

Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death. Tierra Walker, 37, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 20 weeks, and family says denial of # abortion led to death. # texas # kenp

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Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death. Tierra Walker, 37, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 20 weeks, and family says denial of # abortion led to death. # texas # kenpaxton # cruelty # universityoftexas https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/16/pregnant-woman-denied-abortion-ken-paxton-lawsuit

Tierra Walker’s family sues Texas officials, doctors, alleging abortion ban contributed to her death

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Family of Texas woman who died during pregnancy sues state over abortion ban. "...37-year-old Tierra Walker experienced seizures, blood clots & dangerously high blood pressure as her health deteriorated.... Her family alleges that Walker repeatedly sought an abortion..." www.tpr.org/news/2026-09... Tierra Walker died after suffering multiple health problems, including seizures, blood clots and dan