Tag Archives: Abortion Rights
La Frontera Fund Joins Texas’ Growing Circle of Volunteer-Led Abortion Access Groups
The volunteer-led South Texas group will help abortion patients who need to travel to and from the Rio Grande Valley for their procedures....Read More
Inside San Antonio’s New $3 Million Abortion Facility
Dr. Alan Braid began performing abortions in San Antonio in 1978, just five years after Roe v. Wade. He’s been around long enough to appreciate how dramatical...Read More
Architect of Anti-Abortion Bill Compares Planned Parenthood to Nazis
Buoyed by the release of undercover Planned Parenthood videos, a few dozen anti-abortion activists gathered Tuesday at the Texas Capitol called on Texas lawmake...Read More
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Abortion Law For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked two major components of Texas’ omnibus abortion law that would have forced all but nine abortion clinics in the...Read More
UPDATED: Federal Judges Disregard Impact of Abortion Law on Poor Women
In an opinion largely upholding Texas' strict 2013 abortion law, a three-judge panel has upheld provisions expected to lead to the closure of all but eight abor...Read More
How Jonathan Stickland Faceplanted on Anti-Abortion Legislation
The hapless champion of conservative principles, Rep. Jonathan Stickland, ruined the chances of two sweeping new abortion restrictions, making it a successful w...Read More
Final Budget Axes Planned Parenthood From State Cancer Program
Texas House and Senate budget writers have approved a provision excluding Planned Parenthood from the state Breast and Cervical Cancer Services program, which t...Read More
Texas House Gives Preliminary OK to Abortion Restrictions for Minors
The Texas House gave preliminary approval late Wednesday night to House Bill 3994, which changes the legal process set up for minors seeking an abortion. The bi...Read More
Navigating a New Reality
As state lawmakers continue their assault on abortion access in Texas, a growing group of activists isn't ready to give up the fight.
While lawmakers have filed dozens of anti-abortion bills, a growing group of activists and volunteer-led organizations are providing resources for women seeking...Read More