...constitutionality of a Texas law making it a crime to procure or attempt to procure an abortion, except on medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. Drawing on a group of disparate cases restricting governmental intrusion, physical coercion, and criminal...

...for the offence. Art. 473. Nothing herein contained shall extend to the case of an abortion procured by medical advice, for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. Art. 474. If death ensues, by reason of the attempt to procure abortion, it is murder, except in the...

...for the offence. Art. 473. Nothing herein contained shall extend to the case of an abortion procured by medical advice, for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. CHAPTER V. Of injury to the person by malicious potions. Art. 475. If any one shall maliciously cause...

...for the offence. Art. 473. Nothing herein contained shall extend to the case of an abortion procured by medical advice, for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. Art. 474. If death ensues, by reason of the attempt to procure abortion, it is murder, except in the...

...chapter shall be deemed to apply to the case of an abortion procured, or attempted to be procured, by medical advice, for the purpose of saving the life of the mother. CHAPTER IX. ADMINISTERING POISONOUS AND INJURIOUS POTIONS. Article 542. Poisoning food, well, etc....

...this chapter shall be deemed to apply to the case of an abortion procured or attempted to be procured by medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother." So it will be seen by the terms of the articles quoted that It is a felony to produce an abortion upon...

...this chapter shall be deemed to apply to the case of an abortion procured or attempted to be procured by medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother." So it will be seen by the terms of the articles quoted that it is a felony to produce an abortion upon...

...to produce that result, Opinion of the Court 410 US defined, or to attempt one, except with respect to "an abortion procured or attempted by medical advice...for the purpose of saving the life of the mother." Similar statutes are in existence in a majority of the States.2 and shall be fined not less than one...

...childbirth. • • • Art. 1196 of the Texas Penal Code, in restricting legal abortions to those "procured or attempted by medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother," sweeps too broadly. The statute makes no distinction between abortions performed early in pregnancy...

...occasioned by an abortion BO produced or by an attempt to effect the same It le murder. "Art. 1196. By medical advice "Nothing In this chapter applies...for the purpose of saving the life of the mother." defined, or to attempt one, except with respect to "an abortion procured or attempted by medical advice...