A new documentary from PBS is highlighting a topic that Texans have become acutely aware of: the black maternal healthcare crisis. Birthing Justice chronicles the experiences and tribulations of those on the frontlines confronting and trying to change this injustice....
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Last week saw a whirlwind of headlines regarding abortion in Texas. Even with multiple abortion bans, the state is not done trying to limit access to abortion care. First, there was a lawsuit from the Center for Reproductive Rights filed on behalf of five women and...
Lawsuit Filed Over Texas Abortion Ban
The first lawsuit challenging the Texas abortion ban was filed in Austin today. The lawsuit, Zurawski v. State of Texas, was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights on behalf of five women who were denied abortions in Texas, as well as two medical providers. In...
The Organization Making It Easier To Access Abortion Pills
Today, the start of Women’s History Month, Mayday.Health is launching a multi-day education campaign centered around accessing abortion pills. They will have a heavy presence in Texas with mobile billboards in Austin, Dallas, and Amarillo, which is the site of a...
Abortion Funds Tout New Ruling
The news about abortion access in Texas has been dreadful, and somehow it always seems to get worse. Last Friday, however, offered at least some reprieve for several Texas abortion funds. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ruled that a decades-old abortion law on the...
Op-Ed: Fighting For Bodily Autonomy In The Face Of Fascism
It’s another odd year, which means another legislative session in Texas and this year feels different. For those of us working at the intersections of bodily autonomy, specifically abortion and trans rights, our issues are under attack in a way that has never been...
New Ruling Impacts Contraception For Texas Teens
Last month, a Trump-appointed judge ruled that a federal program which provides contraception to teenagers is unlawful for violating parental rights. While the case will likely bounce through various courts, the decision is having an immediate impact on teenagers in...
Anti-Abortion Group Sues FDA Over Abortion Pill
One of the key groups behind the overturning of Roe v. Wade has filed another anti-abortion lawsuit, this one in Texas. Alliance Defending Freedom sued the FDA last week to reverse federal approval of mifepristone, a medication that can terminate an early pregnancy....
‘I trust women,’ Beto says as the state’s trigger law goes into effect
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’ Rourke held a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Houston Women’s Reproductive Services Center to mark the state’s trigger law, which bans abortion starting at conception with no exceptions for rape, incest, and narrow...