Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban, family says
Georgia's "heartbeat law" is among the restrictive abortion statutes that have been put in place in many conservative states.
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Georgia's "heartbeat law" is among the restrictive abortion statutes that have been put in place in many conservative states.
In Texas, where strict laws ban abortion with limited exceptions, women are struggling to find quality reproductive health care. Some doctors say the state law is dangerously vague.
Every week, Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
Paxton accused the federal government of attempting to "undermine" the state's law enforcement capabilities.
States that ban or restrict abortion have flooded anti-abortion counseling centers with nearly $500 million in taxpayer funding since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, according to a new report.
The high court overturned the right to abortion two years ago. Here's where abortion access stands in states.
The debate over restrictions and protections continues on both the state and federal level.
From abortion restrictions to IVF bans, reproductive rights for women in the U.S. have never been more uncertain.
"Texas law caused me to be detained against my will for five days and treated like a criminal all during the most traumatic and heartbreaking experience I've had in my life."
Limits on how late into a pregnancy the drug can be taken, who can prescribe it and how it can be dispensed were set to take effect Saturday at 1 a.m.
North Texans on both sides of the abortion debate are waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes in a case involving a commonly used abortion pill.
Data from the Guttmacher Institute estimates the average Texan must drive at least 515 miles one-way to reach the nearest clinic that performs abortions before 15 weeks.
Five women, including two from North Texas, have filed a lawsuit against the state saying the ban on most abortions has put their lives at risk.
The decision comes as a federal judge is set to rule on a lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to Mifepristone.
A Dallas women's clinic that has provided care for 50 years, is closing due to the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision last year to reverse Roe v. Wade.
Southwestern Women's Surgery Center is closing on March 2. The clinic has provided health care and abortions since 1973.
Texas' abortion ban is one of the nation's strictest, allowing no exceptions in cases of rape or incest.
In five states, voters will decide in the midterm elections this November whether to protect the right to abortion or restrict access.
The Texas Democratic Party sent a letter to county party chairs urging them to mobilize women on the issue of abortion rights, and to make sure they register to vote and then go to the polls.
Democratic candidate for Governor Beto O'Rourke slammed the state's new law that bans most abortions with no exceptions for rape and incest.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
In one case, a central Texas hospital reportedly told a physician not to treat an ectopic pregnancy until it ruptured, the letter said.
The hearing has come as the Biden Administration warned pharmacists that if they won't dispense abortion medication, they may be violating federal anti-discrimination laws.
Whole Woman's Health announced plans Wednesday to pack up its Fort Worth, McKinney, Austin and McAllen clinics and open a new one in New Mexico.
More younger patients have been asking, too.
