Texas, Florida sue FDA over abortion pill approval

Seeking to pull mifepristone from the drug market, the states argued that the FDA did not properly evaluate the pill’s safety and effectiveness.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Seeking to pull mifepristone from the drug market, the states argued that the FDA did not properly evaluate the pill’s safety and effectiveness.

Those who order abortion pills such as Misoprostol online for pregnant people can now be sued in Texas.

Texas News

Abortion ban survivors warn about Texas’ ‘bounty’ law going into effect

Starting Thursday, private citizens who sue those who help pregnant women obtain abortion pills could earn $100,000 in Texas.

by Michael Karlis December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

A photo of Tierra La’Nesa Walker and her son, JJ, sits on a desk in her bedroom at home, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in San Antonio. Walker died in December, after being unable to terminate a pregnancy that caused her to experience seizures, blood clots and hypertension.

San Antonio News

A pregnant San Antonio mother kept getting sicker. She died after she couldn’t get an abortion in Texas.

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser, photography by Lexi Parra for ProPublica November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finds something to smirk at during a 2024 appearance at a conservative conference in Arizona.

Texas News

New York judge slaps down Texas AG Ken Paxton as he tries to fine doctor for prescribing abortion pills

In a test of New York’s ‘shield law,’ Paxton wanted a court to enforce a judgment against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills.

by Sanford Nowlin November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

Reproductive health assistants work in the laboratory at Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas North Austin clinic on August 8, 2023.

Abortion Rights

The feds are cutting off public money for all Planned Parenthoods, following a playbook that began in Texas

Texas’ Planned Parenthood has lost half its clinics, but they continue to see thousands of patients a year.

By Lindsey Byman, The Texas TribuneOctober 15, 2025October 15, 2025

Between June 2022 and June 2024, more than 400 people in the U.S. have faced pregnancy-related criminal charges, a new study found.

Abortion Rights

Study: Texas among states with most prosecutions for pregnancy-related crimes, post-Roe

The new report shows what happens when right-wing lawmakers give fetuses the legal rights of a person.

by Sanford Nowlin October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

Misoprostol is a widely used pregnancy termination medication.

Abortion Rights

Texas bill to restrict abortion pills beefs up an existing legal tool for a new fight

HB 7, which passed the Legislature this month, allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers and manufacturers, mirroring a 2021 law that allows private enforcement of abortion bans.

By Jessica Shuran Yu, The Texas TribuneSeptember 12, 2025September 12, 2025

State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during MLK Day public policy forum at NAN Headquarters in New York on January 15, 2024

News

NY attorney general will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit

Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said Texas has no authority to ‘impose its cruel abortion ban here.’

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune September 8, 2025September 8, 2025

News

This session’s worst anti-abortion bill died, but Texas pro-choice advocates aren’t celebrating

Following mixed results for both sides, the far right says it won’t give up on targeting what little abortion access remains in Texas.

by Mary Tuma, The Texas Observer June 13, 2025August 2, 2025

News

Abortion-rights group convinces Texas lawmakers to amend bill that could have opened women to prosecution

A bill touted as legislation to clarify the state’s abortion ban also could have allowed authorities to prosecute women who seek the procedure out of state.

by Michael Karlis April 22, 2025June 1, 2025

News

House Republicans refuse to pass ceremonial resolution honoring Cecile Richards

Normally, memorial resolutions to honor Texans who have died are passed without controversy. But the resolution for Richards, a former president of Planned Parenthood who died this year, sparked a cascade of outrage from conservatives.

by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune April 18, 2025April 22, 2025

News

With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills

More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and legislation seeking to end the practice.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune January 7, 2025July 27, 2025

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Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances

The bill is modeled after a Louisiana law that doctors say has created chaos for other gynecological issues best treated by these drugs.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune November 25, 2024March 25, 2025

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Taxpayers fund post-‘Roe’ business boom for anti-abortion pregnancy centers in Texas

Today, there’s big money to be made in the business of using unpaid, often church-sourced, volunteers to provide minimal services.

by Andrea Grimes, Texas Observer November 16, 2024January 22, 2025

News

Why Democrats’ abortion messaging failed to resonate in Texas, despite unpopular bans

Texas’ strict abortion bans made it ‘ground zero’ for Democrats hoping to rile up their base, but voters prioritized economic issues.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune November 14, 2024April 15, 2025

News

A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms

It took 20 hours and three ER visits before doctors admitted the pregnant 18-year-old to the hospital as her condition worsened. She’s one of at least two women who died under Texas’ abortion ban.