San Antonio OB/GYN Dr. Ingrid Skop will serve in a spot that's supposed to be a community member representing a rural area.
The Texas Tribune says Skop is not just any anti-abortion doctor -- she's one of the doctors who sued to revoke the FDA's approval of the common abortion-inducing drug mifepristone.
That case awaits a Supreme Court ruling.
Also, it's Skop's signature on a sworn affidavit that gathered national attention saying Dallasite Kate Cox did not qualify for an abortion under the state's medical exception.
Her appointment to the MMRC comes as the state's near-total ban on abortion has put a spotlight on a high maternal death rate in Texas, especially for Black women.
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