This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet Shefali and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Texas’ massive new abortion law taking effect this week could escalate the national fight over mailing abortion pills. House Bill 7 represents abortion opponents’ most ambitious effort to halt telehealth abortions, […]
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Thanks to Texas Law, Her Baby’s Death Was Agonizing. Día de los Muertos Is Helping Her Cope.
In Samantha Casiano’s house, Sundays are for family. And for the last two years, that’s included a trip to the cemetery. Every week, they visit her daughter Halo’s gravesite. It sits in the middle of their small East Texas hometown. A gray placard lies on the ground with Halo Hope Villasana written in pink script, […]
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I Almost Died After Giving Birth. Texas Just Made That More Likely for Everyone.
I remember the moment my world went sideways: My daughter had just been born, warm against my chest, when the room shifted from joy to panic. I was hemorrhaging. My placenta was not delivering as it should. I kept asking, “Are we going to the OR?” Minutes stretched into an hour. Cabinets slammed. People rushed. […]
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Texas Is Already Dangerous for Pregnancies. This New ‘Bounty Hunter’ Law Will Make It Even Worse.
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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Author of Texas Abortion Ban Denies He Paid for Abortions Amid Bombshell Allegations from Former Exotic Dancer
State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who authored Texas’ “trigger ban” on abortion, said in a statement on Friday that he has never paid for an abortion. The statement, posted on X, came after Alex Grace — who describes herself as a mother of four, political news curator, and exotic dancer — alleged that the Southlake-based Republican […]
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Joe Rogan Wants This Democratic, Pro-Choice Lawmaker from Texas to Run for President
Who would’ve guessed that Joe Rogan would heartily endorse a Texas Democrat? As state Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) mulls a bid for the U.S. Senate, the 36-year-old aspiring preacher may have stumbled upon an ace in his sleeve: a guest slot on The Joe Rogan Experience. Talarico recently appeared on the comedian and UFC commentator’s […]
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Texas Gov. Makes Lawmakers Return to Address Floods, Regulate THC, and (Maybe) Ban Medical Abortion
Good news, Texas: Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a special legislative session to tackle the most pressing issues facing the state — like whether gummies are too fun and whether your uterus is up to no good. On Wednesday, Abbott laid out 18 priorities for the July 21 special session. At first glance, it’s your […]
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Man Accused of Killing Minnesota Lawmaker Attended Religious School in Dallas
The man accused of assassinating a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has roots in Texas. Vance Boelter attended a nondenominational religious school in Dallas, Christ For the Nations Institute, the school confirmed in a press release. On its website, the school details its religious beliefs, including that marriage is “between one man and one woman,” […]