Abbott Torpedoes Sickle-Cell Legislation on Juneteenth Weekend
Democratic State Representative Jarvis Johnson called the governor's veto "petty, bullshit politics."
Sara Hutchinson
Sara Hutchinson is the Winter/Spring 2023 Fellow at the Texas Observer covering public health in a post-Roe Texas. Her writing on reproductive justice has appeared in The Hechinger Report, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and The Austin Chronicle. She has a master's degree in public affairs from The University of Texas at Austin.
Articles by Sara Hutchinson
The Legislature Ignores Suffering Pregnant Texans
Eight more women have joined a lawsuit asking the courts to clarify exceptions to Texas abortion law for unviable pregnancies.
The Path to a Safe Abortion Gets Narrower—Again
Large numbers of Texans are turning to out-of-state help to end their pregnancies safely. But now that option is under siege.
True Crime’s Ethical Dilemma
What begins as a search for a murder ends as a hard look at the murky ethics of "nonfiction" crime storytelling.
Abortion Laws Stand Between Pregnant Texans and the Care They Need
Doctors are left to guess at whether helping their patients will land them in prison.
‘We Won’t Be Bullied’: Abortion Pill Website Fights Texas Censorship
Tracy Droz Tragos’ documentary Plan C, now screening at SXSW, follows the ongoing fight to expand access to abortion medication.
Millions of Texans Are About to Lose Their Health Insurance
An estimated 2.7 million Texans are at risk of losing their Medicaid insurance after the public health emergency expires on March 31.
Pregnant Texans Now Travel 10 Times Farther for an Abortion
Texas legislator Donna Howard plans to collaborate with allies in and out of state in the fight to improve access to reproductive healthcare.