Abortion not a focus in Texas race for U.S. Senate as neither candidates emphasize the issue
Read full article: Abortion not a focus in Texas race for U.S. Senate as neither candidates emphasize the issueAbortion isn’t polling as high as other issues that matter to women voters, and Democrats have also retreated on the topic.
State lawmakers to explore banning foreign nationals from using Texas surrogates
Read full article: State lawmakers to explore banning foreign nationals from using Texas surrogatesLast month, the Texas Republican Party included in its platform a ban on foreigners using American surrogates, arguing the practice allows children born under these circumstances to obtain U.S. citizenship.
Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington
Read full article: Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in WashingtonJust 2% of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.
A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testing
Read full article: A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testingState leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing her for brain death.
Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnancies
Read full article: Texas Republican lawmakers unwilling to change abortion laws to address doomed pregnanciesFor the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.
Bipartisan support for Texas bill clarifying when doctors can perform an abortion shows early cracks
Read full article: Bipartisan support for Texas bill clarifying when doctors can perform an abortion shows early cracksWhile Democrats and abortion access advocates pushed to ensure pregnant women aren’t criminalized, some conservatives questioned whether this bill is needed.
Online message boards give closer look inside Amarillo’s heated abortion debate
Read full article: Online message boards give closer look inside Amarillo’s heated abortion debateAfter months of consideration from the Amarillo City Council, an abortion travel ban is gaining support through a new citizen-led petition.
3-year-old girl at center of life support battle leaves Fort Worth hospital
Read full article: 3-year-old girl at center of life support battle leaves Fort Worth hospitalA 3-year-old Texas girl whose mother has waged a court battle to keep doctors from removing her from life-sustaining treatment has improved enough that she was released from the hospital last week and will now be cared for at home.
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Planned Parenthood asks Texas Supreme Court to allow more than a dozen cases against Texas’ abortion law to resume
Read full article: Planned Parenthood asks Texas Supreme Court to allow more than a dozen cases against Texas’ abortion law to resumeA panel of five judges indefinitely blocked the lawsuits last week upon the request of an anti-abortion group.
Bomb threat reported at Texas Right to Life facility, 2nd attempt to disrupt organization in recent days
Read full article: Bomb threat reported at Texas Right to Life facility, 2nd attempt to disrupt organization in recent daysA bomb threat was emailed to a Texas Right to Life facility in Bellaire, Texas, Friday.