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Something felt wrong. amanda's body was preparing for labor too early. the news from her doctor was devastating. >> she said pretty quickly, you know, all in one breath, you're going to lose the baby, she's not going to survive. i thought what they would do is go in and intervene immediately, but she told me that they couldn't because the baby's heart was still beating and i wasn't sick. >> reporter: laws in texas ban doctors from performing abortions except when a medical emergency endangers a person's life or major bodily function. those who violate the law could face up to life in prison. t...

Be a few hours. >> reporter: tara could stay pregnant but she was at high risk of blood clots and preeclampsia, two deadly conditions. >> we have to think hard if we want to put tara's life at risk for that. >> reporter: in ohio, an anti-abortion law allows for abortion to prevent the death of the mother or when there's a serious risk of impaymirment or major bodily function. >> how sick does a woman have to be to be protected? >> one of the problems is it's unclear how sick she has to be. >> reporter: the authors of these laws say they protect the life of the mother. do they? >> they do not. ...

A Howard County judge has rejected a proposed plea agreement that would have allowed two alleged child abusers to avoid jail time, serve probation.

A foster mother is raising concerns about a proposed plea agreement in a Howard County child abuse case.

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