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reproductive rights

Texas Maternal Mortality Committee’s Next Report Will Skip Post-‘Roe’ Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.

And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.

by Mary Tuma

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by Mary Tuma

The Ballad of Betty Rizzo

by Rachelle Meyer

Apr 27, 2017

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.

by Sophie Novack

The group behind this Austin billboard imploring the state not to write more falsehoods into a pre-abortion booklet says Reagan Outdoor Advertising wouldn't accept the word "abortion" in their ad. Aug 01, 2016

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.

by Andrea Grimes

Apr 29, 2016

The Interview: Cecile Richards

Planned Parenthood’s president talks reproductive justice, Donald Trump and health care victories.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Feb 19, 2016

Texas Senators Consider ‘Wrongful Birth’ Law

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Reproductive rights supporters wear hospital gowns and carry signs reading "I support Jane." Dec 16, 2015

The Year of Uterus Versus Them

In Texas, things can always get worse when it comes to reproductive health. And in 2015, they did.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Ken Paxton mugshot Oct 08, 2015

Ken Paxton Just Sent His Dream List of Abortion Laws to the Lege

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Pro-choice activists march down Congress Avenue. Oct 05, 2015

Texans Wait Longer for Abortions as Clinics Close

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Cecil Richards Planned Parenthood Sep 29, 2015

No Planned Parenthood? Get That Depo Shot at a Kids’ Clinic

by Andrea Grimes

Activists chant and yell in the Capitol rotunda as the House debates new abortion restrictions. Sep 29, 2015

An Abortion Option Returns to El Paso After Long Legal Battle

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

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