Texas, abortion

Texas Republicans look to crack down on abortion pills in 2025 session. Here's how.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life-threatening condition."
Texas' abortion ban, among the strictest in the U.S., could get even stricter
Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and during this legislative session, anti-abortion advocates are hoping to foreclose on the few remaining avenues left to end a pregnancy. “Texans are still being victims of abortion,
Texas’ Abortion Ban Is Forcing Children Under 12 to Travel Out-of-State for Care
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,
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, senior Republican lawmakers say Texas should clarify abortion ban
"I do think that we need to clarify any language so that doctors are not in fear of being penalized if they think the life of the mother is at risk," Patrick said Sunday on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" after he was asked whether he expected "any significant abortion legislation,
How Texas’ abortion ban may be driving the state’s first upswing in teen pregnancy rate in 15 years
Texas’ abortion restrictions have forced the closure of clinics that also provide contraceptive services and sex education.
Dan Patrick says he’s open to clarifying medical exception to Texas abortion ban
“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”
Dozens of minors – including children under 11 – left Texas for abortions in 2023
But according to the latest state data available, a number of minors are leaving the state for abortions – and that number rose in 2023 compared to previous years. Taylor Goldenstein, who reports on state politics for the Houston Chronicle,
Deeply disturbing statistics show Texas children under the age of 11 left state for abortion in 2023
Newly released statistics from 2023 show that minors in Texas are traveling out of the state to have abortions and the ...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion ...
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At least 6 Texas children under age 12 got abortions out of state in 2023
The rise in out-of-state abortions comes as the overall number of Texas minors accessing the procedure has plummeted. In the years before the abortion ban took effect in August 2022, between ...
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Clarity on abortion exceptions still a priority for Texas activists this legislative session
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas ...
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How ‘cleanup’ of Texas abortion law could play out this legislative session
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 ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Legislature should clarify abortion ban’s emergency exceptions
Patients and doctors have said the ban's only exception is so vague and the penalties are so steep that providers are ...
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Texas bill defines life as beginning at ‘fertilization’
The debate over when human life begins took a sharp turn in Texas, where a state legislator filed a bill that would define an “individual” as “a human being who is alive, including an unborn child at ...
Thousands of abortion opponents march to Capitol for 'Texas Rally for Life'
Abortion opponents gathered on the Texas Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon for the annual "Texas Rally for Life."Amy ...