UPDATE: May 21, 2025 The so-called “life of the mother” act to “clarify” medical emergencies that constitute exemptions under the laws, SB 31, easily passed the Texas House and will soon be on it’s way to the Governor’s desk. Once the Governor has signed the law, it will take effect September 1, 2025. PREVIOUS STORY: […]
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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 […]
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Houston-Area Midwife Arrested After Allegedly Providing Illegal Abortions
UPDATE, March 18, 2025: A Houston-area medical assistant and nurse practitioner were also arrested in connection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s arrests targeting abortion providers. Jose Manuel Cendan Ley, a 29-year-old medical assistant, was arrested for allegedly helping Maria Margarita Rojas perform what Paxton called illegal abortions. Rubildo Labanino Matos, a 54-year-old nurse practitioner, […]
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The True Cost of Texas’ Abortion Ban: Rising Deaths, Abandoned Babies, Fewer Doctors
What have the country’s most restrictive abortion laws meant for the women and babies living under them? That’s the million-dollar question posed over the last three years by reporters, health care providers, activists, academics, and, of course, the people who’ve had to navigate Texas’ tumultuous reproductive care landscape. Yet, Texas officials, particularly the politicians who […]
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Texas’ Anti-Abortion Laws Killed an 18-Year-Old This Time
Another day, another report of a woman dying because of Texas’ steadfast refusal to grant half the population bodily autonomy. This time, the victim was Nevaeh Crain, a pregnant 18-year-old East Texas resident, who died after three separate emergency room visits in October of 2023. Each time, ProPublica reported that Crain returned home from the […]
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Texas Sues to Block Abortion Privacy Rule
If Ken Paxton is anything, it’s busy. These past two weeks, our attorney general has sued the State Fair of Texas, raided the home of an 87-year-old, and attacked the rights of transgender Texans (again). Now, he’s suing the Department of Health and Human Services because he doesn’t like a rule that protects Texans’ privacy […]
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Austin City Council Approves Abortion Care Travel (Despite Lawsuit)
Austin’s city council just put its money where its mouth is, voting to move forward with funding travel costs for out-of-state abortion care — despite a lawsuit claiming the move violates state law. In mid-August, the city first approved $400,000 to help Austinites with travel costs to states where abortion is still legal. The funds […]