Tuesday morning, state Rep. Nicole Collier awoke from her seat on the floor of the Texas House, “bonnet and all,” after spending the night locked in the Capitol. It’s an image that will go down in history. In a photo posted online, the Fort Worth Democrat is wearing a dark blue eye mask and white […]
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‘She Needs to Have a Democracy to Grow Up In’: The Moms Who Left Texas to Defend Its Future
This story was originally written by Amanda Becker and published by The 19th* News. When Erin Zwiener finished taking the bar exam last Wednesday afternoon and walked out into the Texas heat, the aspiring lawyer was looking forward to one thing: Enjoying the final days of summer vacation with her daughter before she begins second grade. Then […]
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I Went to an Abortion Conference. It Made Me Want to Be a Mother
This week I’m celebrating seven years married to my husband and we still have no children. We’re happily married and very much enjoy not having parenting responsibilities, but it’s a part of life that we both want. We thought for sure by now, in our mid 30s, we’d at least have a toddler, but as […]
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So You Want To Get Pregnant in Texas? How To Navigate Abortion Bans and Rising Maternal Mortality Rates
“I’m terrified. Trying to start a family with my hubby and our first pregnancy was ectopic,” one user on threads wrote. “I’m a Black woman in TX where it’s being shown that these health professionals don’t & won’t give af about me if I’m in pain & very well may provide substandard treatment for asinine […]