The Texas Medical Association has an issue with Texas' new fetal heartbeat law because of how it targets women and healthcare providers.
Dallas Cardiologist Rick Snyder is the TMA's Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He says their opposition has nothing to do with abortion itself. They have members that are on both sides of that abortion debate.
The TMA he says has never taken a position on abortion. But what is new is the part of the law that would "create a bounty on physician's backs if they participate or if they go against the law as written."
The new law, which took effect September first, allows a third party to sue anyone connected to abortion. Snyder says another doctor told him "We've come a long way in a year. Just last year physicians were being hailed as heroes, on the front lines and now just 12 months later they are putting bounties on our back."
He calls the bill a "very dangerous development. Anti-abortion advocates hope the law leads to fewer abortions.
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