Tag Archives: reproductive rights
Faith Groups: Texas ‘Ignored and Disrespected’ Religious Freedom in Passing Fetal Burial Law
The requirements “purportedly honor dignity of the unborn at the expense of the dignity of the women whose religious and personal freedom they curtail,” a collection of religious organizations wrote in a recent court filing.
It’s been years since Dr. Karen Swenson stopped doing miscarriage management at Seton, a Catholic hospital in Austin. That’s because of Seton’s longtime b...Read More
Abortion-Rights Advocates are Really Worried About Texas’ ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Ban
SB 4 will scare more immigrants away from accessing reproductive health care, critics say.
Growing up in the Rio Grande Valley, Nancy Cárdenas Peña often worried that her undocumented parents wouldn’t make it home. She feared being pulled over by ...Read More
Pro-Choice Group: Billboard Company Refused ‘Abortion’ Ad
A repro rights group that opposes changes to Texas' pre-abortion booklet says they were told not use 'abortion' on a billboard.
A repro rights group that opposes factually challenged changes to Texas' pre-abortion booklet said they were told not use 'abortion' on a billboard....Read More
The Interview: Cecile Richards
Planned Parenthood’s president talks reproductive justice, Donald Trump and health care victories.
Planned Parenthood’s president talks reproductive justice, Donald Trump and health care victories....Read More
Texas Senators Consider ‘Wrongful Birth’ Law
The Senate health committee took up Dan Patrick's interim charge to consider striking down a law that allows Texans to file "wrongful birth" claims....Read More
The Year of Uterus Versus Them
In Texas, things can always get worse when it comes to reproductive health. And in 2015, they did.
In 2013, when the Texas Legislature passed one of country’s most restrictive anti-abortion laws, I wondered if we’d ever see a more destructive year for rep...Read More
Ken Paxton Just Sent His Dream List of Abortion Laws to the Lege
Attorney General Ken Paxton sent lawmakers a letter detailing his ideas on how to further restrict access to abortion, regulate abortion providers, limit medica...Read More
Texans Wait Longer for Abortions as Clinics Close
New research released Monday shows that Texans who seek abortion care are waiting longer to get services as clinics across the state have shuttered in the wake ...Read More
No Planned Parenthood? Get That Depo Shot at a Kids’ Clinic
Texas bureaucrats and lawmakers have continued to claim that non-Planned Parenthood providers can pick up the slack, only to have their own numbers show that fe...Read More