AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three years ago, Dr. Austin Dennard left Texas for an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition. She later testified in a lawsuit how the state’s near-total ban on abortion put her health at risk.

A bipartisan bill meant to clarify when doctors can perform emergency abortions in Texas will soon be headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. Senate Bill 31 standardizes the definition of medical emergency and clarifies that a physician need not wait until the risk to their patient's life is "imminent.

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S.,