Texas already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Anti-abortion advocates are working to close the remaining loopholes.
Newly released statistics from 2023 show that minors in Texas are traveling out of the state to have abortions and the numbers are rising.
The number, possibly an undercount, underscores the effect of blocking the procedure for one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life-threatening condition."
Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies.
Nonetheless, Texas’ abortion ban, which threatens providers with life in prison among other steep penalties, offers no exception for rape. One year before Roe, in September 2021, the state enacted SB 8,
Abortion opponents gathered on the Texas Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon for the annual "Texas Rally for Life."Amy O'Donnell with the Texas Alliance for Life said that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) estimated the crowd to be around 4,
Around 4,000 anti-abortion demonstrators marched to the Capitol in Austin Saturday to celebrate the movement’s long-fought victories in the state.
Texas’ abortion restrictions have forced the closure of clinics that also provide contraceptive services and sex education.
A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)(Rebecca Blackwell / AP) Doctors have long voiced concerns about Texas' strict and vague abortion ban, which they worry has complicated efforts ...
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas law for years. For the first time, Republicans might be willing to take up the issue.