A graduate of the United States Military Academy, Richardson served in Operation Desert Shield where she earned a Bronze Star.
[4] In 2019, state Representative Dorothy Liggett Pelanda opted not to seek reelection to her state House seat, and Richardson easily won the Republican primary to succeed her.
Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman.
Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".
[6][7][8] Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.