The family of Tierra Walker, 37, has filed a lawsuit in Texas after Walker died of preeclampsia while about 20 weeks pregnant.
CBS News reported Sept. 16, 2026, that the suit names Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other doctors and alleges the state’s abortion ban led to Walker’s death. The report was filed by Jericka Duncan.
The allegation that the abortion ban caused Walker’s death is made in the lawsuit; the CBS News report relays the family’s claim.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
