As a Texas city debates an abortion โtravel ban,โ maternal care is scarce in nearby rural counties
Amid a fight over an โabortion travel ban,โ women health care experts say more attention is needed to the plight of pregnant Texans in the Panhandle where there are few hospitals and OBGYNs.
Nevada abortion-rights measure has enough signatures for November ballot, supporters say
Abortion access advocates in Nevada say they have submitted almost twice the number of petition signatures needed to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state lines
Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texasโ conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasnโt dealt with since before the Civil War.
Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules
The Biden administration reminded hospitals of their obligation to perform life-saving abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Texas sued, arguing it was an overstep that mandated abortions.
Who are the Texas Supreme Court Justices who ruled in Kate Coxโs abortion case?
The Texas Supreme Court rejected a mother of twoโs request to get an abortion under the stateโs restrictive ban, putting a spotlight on how women deal with pregnancy complications that can result in potentially life-threatening issues.
After pause, this Texas city is set to reconsider banning travel to access an abortion
A handful of local governments have already put the legally dubious bans in place. The news that Amarillo will take the issue up again comes shortly after a Dallas woman left the state for an abortion after losing a legal battle to obtain one here.
Watch Texas Tribune journalists discuss their experience on a rural reproductive health project
Reporter Eleanor Klibanoff and photojournalist Shelby Tauber talked with Tribune editor Terri Langford about their reporting on a story of a 26-year-old Texan who was told her twin sons had a zero percent chance of survival after childbirth.
Appeals court considers Texasโ challenge to federal abortion guidance
The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to stabilize any patient in the emergency room, even, the Biden administration noted in recent guidance, if that requires performing an abortion. Texas sued over the guidance last year.
Appeals court considers whether Texas teens should be allowed contraception without parental consent under federal program
Last year, Judge Matthew Kacmsaryk closed off one of the only avenues for Texas teens to get confidential contraception. The 5th Circuit will hear arguments on the controversial case Monday.
How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas
More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Courtโs overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But some questions and changes to abortion and birth control access have arisen since then.
A unique Texas legal rule lets the attorney generalโs office supersede some judgesโ orders
Lawyers criticize a provision they say erodes the separation of powers between Texasโ executive branch and its courts. Itโs been used repeatedly this year as Texans try to block new state laws from going into effect
A prison guard says she was forced to stay at her post during labor pains. Texas is fighting compensation for her stillbirth.
The seven-months-pregnant officer reported contraction-like pains at work, but said she wasnโt allowed to leave for hours. The anti-abortion state is fighting her lawsuit, in part by saying her fetus didnโt clearly have rights.
In first session after Dobbs ruling, Texas lawmakers provide more support for pregnant and parenting college students
Now that Texas has a near-total ban on abortion, lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are trying to make sure colleges are serving students who are pregnant or have children.
Texas lawmakers keep anti-abortion amendment in postpartum Medicaid extension proposal
A committee of House and Senate members agreed to a plan to extend Medicaid coverage for a year after childbirth โ with a controversial anti-abortion amendment attached. The bill now goes to both chambers for a final vote.
Texas may soon have a process to remove local prosecutors who wonโt pursue abortion, election cases
The bill would allow for the removal of prosecutors who adopt any policy to not pursue certain crimes, including some low-level theft and drug charges. The Senateโs version will need to be reconciled with the House, which had carved out some exemptions.
TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial
In this weekโs episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbottโs potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.
Abortion pill on hold: Activists protest in Montrose following federal judgeโs decision
An anti-abortion organization has planned a protest in front of a Montrose-area Walgreens on Saturday following a federal judgeโs decision to put a hold on the federal approval of mifepristone overnight Friday.
Some Texas groups resume funding out of state abortions after court ruling
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in February, blocking a limited number of prosecutors from going after anyone who helps a Texan travel out of state to terminate a pregnancy. This has given some abortion funds confidence to resume operations.
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck buys Roe v. Wade attorney Linda Coffeeโs archive to highlight โbloody legacyโ
Coffee, the last living member of the legal team that argued the landmark abortion case, put her archive up for auction. Beck bought it for $600,000. He says it will fit in with his โGerman eugenicsโ collection.
Federal judge dismisses Wendy Davisโ challenge to Texas abortion ban
Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, sought to block the stateโs ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge found Davis had not โarticulated a credible, imminent threat.โ
Jill Biden invites Austin couple to State of the Union to highlight abortion access
Amanda Zurawski developed a life-threatening infection last year after her water broke when she was only 18 weeks pregnant. Citing the stateโs abortion ban, her doctors refused to intervene to induce labor even though there was no way her baby would survive.
Abortion helped Democrats across the U.S. hold off a โred wave.โ Not in Texas.
In conservative Kansas and Kentucky, voters turned out in droves and crossed party lines to support abortion access. In Texas โ where candidates, not issues, were on the ballot โ there was no such surge in support.
Watch: Abortion isnโt on the ballot, but hereโs how your vote could impact access in Texas
Texans are headed to the polls for the first time since the procedure was essentially banned across the state. Texas Tribune womenโs health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff explains how each ballot cast influences the future of abortion policy.
Texas Republicans in tight races open to rape and incest exceptions to abortion ban
In some battleground state legislative races, Republicans have been making overtures to those who believe the ban as too extreme. They have said they are open to revising the ban to include the exceptions โ and even voiced confidence that the Legislature will do so when it reconvenes in January.
Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Texans to protect reproductive and voting rights during Austin visit
In a visit to Texasโ capital, Harris rallied the stateโs voters around protecting reproductive and voting rights at the ballot box next month by keeping Democrats in power in Congress. The topic of immigration was absent from Harrisโ speeches Saturday.