August 13th 2023.
A prison guard in Texas is suing the state after claiming that her supervisor's refusal to let her leave a shift caused her to have a stillbirth pregnancy. The state's defense on the matter undermines their pro-life stance and impacts their medical laws.
Salia Issa filed the lawsuit on the grounds that she was prohibited from leaving work to seek medical attention for labor pains, at the time being seven months pregnant. After initially alerting management of her condition, Issa was eventually allowed to leave - however, a heartbeat could no longer be located from the fetus, resulting in a stillbirth.
Issa claims that had she been able to go to the hospital earlier, her child would have survived. She is suing the entire department of criminal justice within the state as well as multiple supervisors for their negligence.
The state's defense, however, asserts that the agency is not at fault. They note that it is unclear whether the unborn child had rights, which would undermine its pro-life justifications. The state has also shared that the incident happened before Roe v. Wade was overturned, noting that the stillborn occurred while abortion rights were still in effect.
“Just because several statutes define an individual to include an unborn child does not mean that the 14th amendment does the same,” shared the office of the Texas attorney general in response. They additionally stated that, “Even if he or she does, that right was not clearly established on November 15, 2021.”
The magistrate court is allowing the lawsuit to continue on regardless, potentially leading to further contradiction from the Alamo state and its widespread pro-life principles in an effort to evade culpability. It remains to be seen how the state will justify their stance on the matter, especially as it could heavily taint their image as a pro-life state.
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