How Amanda Zurawski became a Reproductive Activist

Amanda Zurawski is an American Reproductive Rights Activist known for her role in suing the state of Texas, in Zurawski v. State of Texas. In August 2022, Amanda was denied an abortion when she was 18 weeks pregnant because her fetus had a detectable heartbeat. She went into septic shock twice and was left with a permanently closed fallopian tube due to scar tissue. Subsequently, she filed a suit against the State of Texas, alongside four other women who joined the suit in March 2023. Doctors told her the fetus would not survive. She lives in Texas and was denied an abortion. Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade two months earlier, the state had banned the procedure except in cases where the patient’s life was at risk. Three days later, she went into septic shock, and with her life in danger, she was finally granted an abortion. In March 2023, Zurawski and 19 other women with similar stories filed a lawsuit against the state - the first case brought by women who were denied abortions since the reversal of Roe v Wade. The Texas Supreme Court rejected the abortion ban challenge. She now vows to continue the fight to “restore and protect reproductive rights in the country”. In November 2024, a documentary movie about Zurawski and her case, Zurawski v Texas, was released in cinemas. The film features Zurawski and others involved in the case, alongside lead attorney Molly Duane of the Center for Reproductive Rights and others. It was co-directed by Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault. In December 2024, Zurawski was also named one of BBC's 100 Women of 2024.Your Story Matters! You Matter! Role Models Matter! Lead By Example To Support Others! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.