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A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth.

www.chron.com Texas argues fetus doesn't have "right to life" in new lawsuit

The anti-abortion state is fighting a lawsuit from a prison guard who blames TDCJ for...

Texas argues fetus doesn't have "right to life" in new lawsuit

The seven-months-pregnant officer reported contraction-like pains at work, but said she wasn’t allowed to leave for hours. The anti-abortion state is fighting her lawsuit, in part by saying her fetus didn’t clearly have rights.

On a warm November night, Salia Issa had just begun her shift as an Abilene prison officer when she felt the intense pain of what she believed was a contraction.

Seven months pregnant, Issa said she quickly alerted her supervisors. She told them she needed to go to the hospital but knew prison policy wouldn’t allow her to leave her post until someone could replace her.

No one came for hours.

Issa kept calling for relief, but her supervisor repeatedly refused her, even telling her she was lying, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and prison officials.

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