Surrogate gives birth to baby at center of multistate legal battle
Surrogate McKenna West declined to get an abortion requested by the intended parents after the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with a severe but treatable heart defect.
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Surrogate McKenna West declined to get an abortion requested by the intended parents after the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with a severe but treatable heart defect.
The case of surrogate McKenna West has ties to California, Alaska and now Texas.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused Maria Rojas of performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without a license last year.
The U.S. Supreme Court set aside a ruling that blocked women from being able to get the pills in the mail after having a telehealth visit.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito or the entire Supreme Court could decide the next steps for the abortion drug mifepristone.
A maker of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug just a day earlier.
Florida and Texas have filed a lawsuit challenging more than two decades of federal government decisions that cleared the way for the use of abortion drugs.
Another sweeping anti-abortion law is now in effect in Texas. House Bill 7 went into effect on Thursday. It restricts abortion-inducing drugs in the state by allowing private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures, distributes, or mails abortion medication in or to Texas.
A divided federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Clearwater's buffer zone outside an abortion clinic violates the First Amendment.
Federal health officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill, prompting outrage from abortion opponents.
The Texas state Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that would make it easier to sue physicians and distributors who mail abortion pills into the state.
The measure that would allow nearly any private citizen to sue out-of-state prescribers and others who send abortion pills into Texas.
Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that would enable lawsuits targeting the mailing of pills.
With an ambitious agenda before them, Texas lawmakers kicked off the first of what could be several special sessions.
After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas' funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers was riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.
Justin Anthony Banta is accused of intentionally adding "Plan C," an abortion drug, to a drink so that his girlfriend would have an abortion.
A bill banning THC sales completely passed late Wednesday night at the Texas Capitol, in addition to an abortion ban exemption bill.
Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S.,
The bill is aimed at better defining for doctors when it is ok for them to perform an abortion.
Federal judge strikes down government regulations requiring most U.S. employers to accommodate workers for abortions.
Georgia's "heartbeat law" is among the restrictive abortion statutes that have been put in place in many conservative states.
The Trump administration said a lawsuit involving the abortion pill mifepristone that was brought by three GOP-led states should be dismissed.
Texas lawmakers advanced a bill to change the language in the state's abortion laws in an effort to clarify when doctors are allowed to perform an abortion during a medical emergency.
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a Guttmacher Institute survey has found. The number of abortions in clinics rose slightly, the survey shows.
The bill would not only allow an abortion to save the life of the mother, but also if the woman's major bodily function would be at risk.
Investigators learned the deceased had an active protective order involving someone at the home.
Investigators say the overnight blaze caused significant damage to multiple units, forcing families from their homes as the American Red Cross stepped in to help.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he called President Trump and asked him to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation.
The adoption fee is less than $25 and includes free microchipping, vaccines, a bed, and a month of pet insurance.
A heat advisory is in effect for Saturday due to the conditions.
Investigators learned the deceased had an active protective order involving someone at the home.
Investigators say the overnight blaze caused significant damage to multiple units, forcing families from their homes as the American Red Cross stepped in to help.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said he called President Trump and asked him to suspend tariffs currently targeting the South American nation.
The adoption fee is less than $25 and includes free microchipping, vaccines, a bed, and a month of pet insurance.
A heat advisory is in effect for Saturday due to the conditions.
The reversal comes just weeks after an I-Team investigation showed contention over the disciplinary process.
A phone call from jail raised further suspicions that Carney targeted other girls.
More than 40 years after helping catch an ice cream truck driver who exposed himself to her, an Oklahoma woman testified against him in a Texas trial, helping secure a life sentence.
In 1991, a Plano girl was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The same thing happened 8 years later in Dallas. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims.
Ashley Keith sat down with CBS News Texas for an exclusive interview, her first ever about her 1991 kidnapping.
The Republican National Committee spokesman, Zach Kraft, says the Party's special midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas will be the largest since the Party's 2016 national convention. So, larger than the RNC's convention in Milwaukee in 2024.
Kardal Coleman, Chairman of the Dallas County Democratic Party, is talking about the September Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas and the Democratic Party's counter-activities. He also discusses the DNC meetings he's been attending in Austin.
Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon says he agrees with constituents and Gov. Greg Abbott's stance on data centers in Texas. Fallon speaks on why he agrees with the President Trump administration's border security initiatives underway at Big Bend National Park.
Republican Texas Rep. Wes Virdell of McCollough County discusses his thoughts on the controversial construction by the Trump administration in the Big Bend National Park.
Democratic Candidate for Lt. Governor Vikki Goodwin discusses her concerns about data centers in Texas. She tells Jack Fink her thoughts on the controversial construction in the Big Bend National Park and her other campaign priorities.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
The Social Security Administration is expanding its list of diseases and other health conditions that may qualify for accelerated approval of disability benefits.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
In a wide-ranging interview with the CBS News partner BBC News, Hunter Biden grew emotional as he discussed his father's condition, describing it as very sad to watch.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
The future of AI technology manufacturing has landed in North Texas.
Mayor Jim Ross said hotel revenue in the city was a record $31 million in June, smashing the previous mark of $23 million.
Rod Baker says his son, SaRod Baker, is part of a football team and a brotherhood. However, he knows his high school senior has something special.
Paige Bueckers scored all 22 of her points in the second half, and the Dallas Wings beat Toronto 94-88, handing the expansion Tempo their 10th consecutive loss.
The broadcasts for the three tune-up games will cause regular CBS programming to move to KTXA 21.
CBS Sports says it has no timeline for a decision on Romo, who is on indefinite leave following his July arrest. Meanwhile, JJ Watt is stepping in.
The Maumelle High football player wore the helmet for nearly an hour and was fortunate he wasn't bitten, animal services director Chris Davis said.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
A lawsuit alleges that a drive storing a $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
