Texas, abortion ban

Opinion
Texas' abortion ban endangers women. Updating it is the least lawmakers can do.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has said Texas' near-total abortion should be updated to protect mothers whose lives are at risk.
Texas’ Abortion Ban Is Forcing Children Under 12 to Travel Out-of-State for Care
Nonetheless, Texas’ abortion ban, which threatens providers with life in prison among other steep penalties, offers no exception for rape. One year before Roe, in September 2021, the state enacted SB 8,
Texas' abortion ban, among the strictest in the U.S., could get even stricter
Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and during this legislative session, anti-abortion advocates are hoping to foreclose on the few remaining avenues left to end a pregnancy. “Texans are still being victims of abortion,
Deeply disturbing statistics show Texas children under the age of 11 left state for abortion in 2023
Newly released statistics from 2023 show that minors in Texas are traveling out of the state to have abortions and the numbers are rising.
Dozens of minors – including children under 11 – left Texas for abortions in 2023
But according to the latest state data available, a number of minors are leaving the state for abortions – and that number rose in 2023 compared to previous years. Taylor Goldenstein, who reports on state politics for the Houston Chronicle,
MedPage Today2h
Maternal Sepsis Rates Spiked After Texas Abortion Law in High-Risk Group
AURORA, Colo. -- Adverse maternal outcomes, particularly sepsis, increased in pregnancies with previable premature rupture of ...
Texas Republicans look to crack down on abortion pills in 2025 session. Here's how.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life ...
The Texas Tribune24d
With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills
More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion ...
Thousands of abortion opponents march to Capitol for 'Texas Rally for Life'
Abortion opponents gathered on the Texas Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon for the annual "Texas Rally for Life."Amy ...
San Antonio Current9d
How Texas’ abortion ban may be driving the state’s first upswing in teen pregnancy rate in 15 years
Texas’ abortion restrictions have forced the closure of clinics that also provide contraceptive services and sex education.
Houston Chronicle4d
At least 6 Texas children under age 12 got abortions out of state in 2023
The rise in out-of-state abortions comes as the overall number of Texas minors accessing the procedure has plummeted. In the years before the abortion ban took effect in August 2022, between ...
Dallas Morning News8d
How ‘cleanup’ of Texas abortion law could play out this legislative session
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)(Rebecca Blackwell / AP) Doctors have long voiced concerns about Texas' strict and vague abortion ban, which they worry has complicated efforts ...
The Nation2h
Symbolic Legislation Will Not Get Us Free
If the Democrats are truly serious about protecting reproductive freedom, they must rise above reactive politics.