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Texas Legislature Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion Pills
House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.
Mary Tuma
Mary Tuma is a special investigative correspondent for the Observer focused on reproductive rights. She is an Austin-based freelance reporter whose work has also appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Nation, Mother Jones, and The Intercept. She has worked as a staff reporter for the Austin Chronicle, San Antonio Current, the Texas Independent, and the American Independent News Network.
Articles by Mary Tuma
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The Far Right Wants to End Out-of-State Abortion. Amarillo Is in the Way.
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Turning Trauma Into Activism: She’s Fighting for Reproductive Rights in Texas and Beyond
Amanda Zurawski, whose lawsuit challenging state abortion bans was ultimately rejected by the state's high court, wants Republicans to rue Roe’s demise come November.
The Supreme Court Lets SB 8 Stand, But Allows Abortion Providers Their Day in Court
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The Supreme Court Is Itching to Overturn Roe v. Wade
In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the conservative Justices seemed poised to allow Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban to stand.