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Law’s Jessie Hill discussed the case of a Texas woman being arrested for receiving abortion

Texas woman arrested for ending her pregnancy: What are your rights in the hospital

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Healthline: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed the case of a Texas woman arrested for murder after ending her pregnancy. “Given the U.S. already has a maternal mortality rate that’s higher than any other industrialized country, that’s very troubling,” Hill said.