UPDATE: On Tuesday, the Texas Senate approved House Bill 7, which will incentivize people to bring $100,000 lawsuits against anyone who makes, sends, or transports abortion medication in Texas, regardless of where they’re located. The bill is headed to the governor to be signed into law. This story has been updated to reflect the development. […]
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed by ‘Extremist’ Anti-Choice Lawyer Claims Man Hid Abortion Pills in Hot Chocolate
On Monday morning, Texas abortion advocates and lawmakers were preparing for a public hearing on a bill that would allow wrongful death lawsuits against anyone who manufactures, mails, prescribes, or delivers abortion pills. At the same time, the architect of Texas’ original “vigilante” abortion ban filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging — in an explosive, […]
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‘This Is a Big Deal’: Texas Lawsuit May Test Nationwide Telehealth Abortion Access
This story was originally written by Shefali Luthra and published by The 19th* News. A new lawsuit filed in Texas could force federal courts to weigh in on the legality of telehealth abortions, which people have increasingly used to terminate their pregnancies since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The case, a civil complaint filed in the federal […]
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I Watched a Woman Nearly Die in a Cell Across From Mine. Texas Prisons Need Air Conditioning.
Editor’s note: Lanae Tipton is an incarcerated journalist in Texas whose work is supported by Empowerment Avenue, an organization that seeks to increase and normalize the inclusion of incarcerated writers in mainstream publications. Back in May, through the metal-plated mesh cutouts of my cell door in solitary confinement, I watched the gigantic terrorizer being rolled […]
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Babies Burned to Death & Pregnant Women Bombed in Tents: What a Dallas ER Doctor Saw in Gaza
When Dr. Adil Husain finally reached the hospital in Gaza, he told the staff he didn’t mind working 12-hour shifts. They laughed. “You’re not going to survive more than four-hour bursts,” they told him. Husain, a 32-year-old emergency room doctor who lives in Dallas, was part of a group that called themselves “the Gaza Six”: […]
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She Helped Get Rid of Measles in Her County. This Is Her Advice on Stopping its Spread.
This story was originally written by Barbara Rodriguez and published by The 19th* News. Katherine Wells still remembers finding out that measles had hit West Texas. It was late January, and Wells, the director of the Lubbock Health Department, was notified that a child from nearby Gaines County was being treated for the respiratory disease at one of […]
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‘We’re Going to Flourish’: Kind Clinic Connects Trans Texans Everywhere to Gender-Affirming Care
Let’s get this out of the way. There’s a lot of misinformation swirling around about gender-affirming care. Rainey Fraser is ready to clear things up. “The biggest misrepresentation right now is that trans people don’t know what we need,” said Fraser, virtual services administrator for Kind Clinic. “It’s the complete opposite, and frankly, nobody can […]
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From Pioneer to Powerhouse: How Kind Clinic Unlocked HIV Prevention for Texans
Steven Tamayo can sum up Kind Clinic’s HIV testing and treatment programs in just four words. “We are that girl,” says Tamayo, the clinic’s director of community health. Just look at the numbers. Between January and April, Kind Clinic helped 2,300 patients start PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a once-daily pill that’s up to 99% effective at […]
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‘We Are Everywhere’: Kind Clinic is Leading an LGBTQIA+ Healthcare Revolution in Texas
No one does a waiting room like Kind Clinic. Disco balls, pride flags and sculptures shaped like butts line the shelves. On one sign, Madonna reassures patients about wait times. If you’ve still got jitters, just hum along to “The Rhythm of the Night,” which might be playing from the speakers. Behind all the proudly […]
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Texas Decides the Death Penalty for Abortion is a Bit TOO Extreme
Texas lawmakers finalized a bill to walk back parts of the state’s abortion ban this week, because, surprise, surprise, it turns out that abortion care is healthcare. The bill, sent to the governor on Tuesday, is intended to give Texans a slightly lesser chance of dying during pregnancy or childbirth by clarifying some medical emergencies […]