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women's health

Why I Still Believe Texas Can Be Better

"Texas taught me contradiction. It taught me how to love a place that doesn’t always love me back."

by Ana Flores

Keep Reading

Turning Trauma Into Activism: She’s Fighting for Reproductive Rights in Texas and Beyond

by Mary Tuma

Women’s Lives Are on the Ballot This November

by Jasmine Crockett

Abortion Laws Stand Between Pregnant Texans and the Care They Need

by Sara Hutchinson

Jun 15, 2017

Governor Greg Abbott Vetoes Women’s Health Committee Despite Ongoing Crises

Rep. Donna Howard said Abbott’s veto is “disgraceful” and jeopardizes “health and safety of women across the state.”

by Sophie Novack

Jun 05, 2017

Texas’ Maternal Mortality Rate: Worst in Developed World, Shrugged off by Lawmakers

Lawmakers largely ignored the state's pregnancy-related death rate that doubled over a two-year period.

by Sophie Novack

May 26, 2017

Photos: They Fought the Lege (and the Lege Won)

by Sam DeGrave

May 24, 2017

Texas Bill Could Send People to Jail for Driving a Woman to an Abortion, Lawmaker Says

A sweeping anti-abortion bill leaves prosecutors wide discretion over who is charged for unlawful abortions.

by Sophie Novack

May 02, 2017

Going It Alone

More than 40 percent of Texas families living in poverty are single-mother households.

by Sarah Angle

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

Apr 25, 2017

Austin Abortion Clinic Reopens After Supreme Court Ruling. Will Any More Follow?

Whole Woman’s Health is accepting appointments in Austin this week while about two dozen other clinics remain closed in the wake of HB 2.

by Sophie Novack

Apr 18, 2017

Texas’ Maternal Mortality Rate Tops Any Developed Country. What are Lawmakers Doing About It?

Proposed solutions do little to address the underlying issue — health coverage for women.

by Sophie Novack

A patient gets her blood pressure checked at the Waco Planned Parenthood. Apr 07, 2016

What Will Texas’ New Repro Health Safety Net Look Like?

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

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