A Birth Plan for the Dying
When an ultrasound reveals a lethal fetal anomaly, each image is the unwinding of a miracle. Then, Texas' abortion ban makes the nightmare even worse.
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Four Texas Abortion Court Cases to Watch in 2019
The lawsuits could eventually end up at the Supreme Court, where the future of Roe v. Wade is now in question.
Meet Mikael Love, the OB-GYN Who Doesn’t Prescribe Birth Control
Love, who has delivered babies in the capital city for more than two decades, has a long track record of anti-abortion politics.
How Anti-Abortion Activists are Training Their ‘Next Generation of Pro-Life Leaders’
College students descended on Houston to learn how to "convert" their peers to oppose abortion and how to "dismantle" Roe v. Wade.
Documentary Follows a Family’s Fight to Change Texas Law that Turned Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman into an ‘Incubator’
62 Days is meant to bring attention to laws that “punish women and put them in extraordinary circumstances where their choices and autonomy are dismissed,” the filmmaker said.
Molly Ivins on Roe v. Wade
With President Trump set to nominate another conservative justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, abortion-rights activists worry about the future of Roe v. Wade. Molly Ivins wrote this piece in the aftermath of the 1973 landmark ruling establishing a woman's right to abortion.
The ‘Crazies’ Have Fully Taken Over the Texas GOP
At the state GOP convention, Dan Patrick said his side had “won.” He’s right.
New Lawsuit Challenges Dozens of Texas Anti-Abortion Restrictions
Two years after a landmark Supreme Court decision, abortion providers and nonprofits are using the ruling to challenge a slew of laws from the last two decades.
Texas Has the Most Cities More than 100 Miles from an Abortion Clinic, Study Finds
Texans in some cities must travel as far as 300 miles one-way for the procedure.
Trump Administration Orders Refugee Shelters to Direct Pregnant Teens to Anti-Abortion Clinics
“The government certainly has been relentless in their attempts to find ways to force their anti-abortion beliefs on this population,” said an ACLU attorney.