Texas abortion law

Elizabeth Weller speaks at a press conference in Austin, Texas on July 19. She's one of 20 women suing the state after being denied abortions despite serious pregnancy complications.

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'Jane Roe' is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023

8:58am December 26, 2023

As the first full year since Roe v. Wade was overturned closes, the abortion landscape in the U.S. has changed legally, politically and medically.

Center for Reproductive Rights attorney Molly Duane speaks before the Texas Supreme Court in Austin on Nov. 28. The court ruled in a different abortion case on Monday.

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5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas

2:48pm December 13, 2023

The case involves just one abortion, but it's likely to have wider implications in the state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country.

Kate Cox and her husband were expecting their third child when they got a devastating fetal diagnosis last week. She is also having problems threatening her own health. A judge may decide if she can end her pregnancy on Thursday.

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Texas woman asks court's permission for abortion because of pregnancy complications

6:07pm December 06, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion is asking a judge to allow it to be performed in Texas. She has health problems, and the fetus has a condition that is almost always fatal.

When the Center for Reproductive Rights first announced the lawsuit against Texas in March, there were five patient plaintiffs. Now there are 20.

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Texas abortion case heard before state's highest court, as more women join lawsuit

4:01pm November 28, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Dr. Dani Mathisen is one of 20 patients who say abortion bans in Texas harmed them during complicated pregnancies. Attorneys in the lawsuit will argue before the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday.

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Amanda Zurawski is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against Texas. Here, she arrives at the Austin courthouse where a hearing was held on July 20.

20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

3:47pm November 15, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

Rep. Ann Johnson, a Democrat from Houston, authored a Texas law that doctors say will be life-saving for women with two pregnancy complications. She worked across the aisle with the author of S.B. 8.

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To expand abortion access in Texas, a lawmaker gets creative

5:00am August 22, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Starting Sept. 1, limited abortion care will be legal in Texas in two pregnancy circumstances. Getting that through the conservative Texas legislature required "masterful and discreet" lawmaking.

Plaintiffs Amanda Zurawski (far left), Austin Dennard, Taylor Edwards, and Elizabeth Waller speak together at the Travis County Courthouse on July 20, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America

5:00am August 09, 2023

by Sarah Varney

Wrenching testimony from women denied abortion care turned the focus toward the suffering and health risks faced by mothers.

Anna drove 40 minutes from her home to pick up free diapers from Tere Haring at Allied Women's Center in San Antonio. Anna, who is pregnant with her seventh child, says she did consider abortion: "All I could think about — like, I need an abortion because there's no way I can deal with everything going on right now and taking care of all the boys by myself and having another baby."

They tried and failed to get an abortion. Texas family grapples with what it'll mean

4:48pm June 22, 2023

by Katia Riddle

Anna and Tony have six kids and are expecting a seventh. They couldn't afford to travel to where abortion is legal. With few places to turn to for help, they're worried about their family's future.

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Elizabeth and James Weller at their home in Houston two months after losing their baby girl due to a premature rupture of membranes. Elizabeth could not receive the medical care she needed until several days later because of a Texas law that banned aborti

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

1:58pm July 26, 2022

by Carrie Feibel

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

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Southwestern Women's Options in Albuquerque, NM.

A New Mexico clinic that offers abortions later in pregnancy braces for more patients

10:15am July 13, 2022

by Grace Benninghoff

There are only a few clinics in the country that provide abortions later in pregnancy. One in New Mexico has recently seen a significant increase in patients and is bracing for more.

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