their lives at risk. they are joined by two doctors in this landmark lawsuit filed tuesday that seeks to clarify what qualifies as a medical exemption to the ban. sunlen serfaty reports from washington. >> reporter: amanda and josh were thrilled last year to tell family and friends that after years of trying, a man today was finally pregnant. and then four months in to her pregnancy, her water broke. >> you are 100% for sure going to lose your baby. we kept asking isn't there anything that we can do. and the answer was no. >> reporter: but doctors in texas said that they cooperate docooperate -- couldn't to an abortion. she needed a blood transfusion and her family feared she would die. amanda lost her baby but survived and is now the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed monday in a texas court against the state and texas medical board. because abortion is a crime in