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My point is the doctor shouldn't be prosecuted for taking a decision that the government is forcing them to take. The blame doesn't lie with the doctors but the government the people chose to make the laws.
This is what happens when the medical decision has to be guided by legal principles instead of medical reasonings.
Your anger understandable but directed at the wrong entity. It should be directed towards the government rather than the doctors. They might have been the face of decision taken to deny your wife care but it is not theirs.
There are no laws regarding this specific situation. This is a stance they chose to take.
But believe me, I blame the doctors, the government, and Republican voters equally.
Yes but there is laws which prosecute doctors for abortion, which is a consequence of pregnancy.
Were they right to deny the investigation to your wife? No absolutely not.
Having said that, it is understandable why the blanket decision was taken.
No, it's not understandable. There was no legal liability. The reason is misogyny.
You can shift the blame all you want but the truth that this is the outcome people of Texas votes for won't change. Women being rejected necessary care for a healthy life.
The best consequences I can hope for is all the doctors move out of the state along with all the people who wish to have a healthy life.