At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance

Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2024May 24, 2024

Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions.

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Look out, ladies: Halloween-themed black cocktails may f—ck with your birth control

Many seasonal cocktails use activated charcoal to achieve a black appearance, but the ingredient also messes with many medications.

by Nina Rangel October 18, 2022December 29, 2024

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As voters key in on abortion, Texas delays release of new maternal death data until after midterms

‘There are a lot of us that want to know whether or not pregnancy in Texas is a death sentence,’ one Democratic lawmaker said.

by Sanford Nowlin September 14, 2022November 28, 2024

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Gov. Greg Abbott said rape victims can take Plan B. But emergency contraception isn’t widely available for the state’s poorest people.

Abbott said that victims of rape could take Plan B to prevent a pregnancy. Due to the state’s healthcare landscape, accessing emergency contraception may not be feasible for low-income Texans.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune September 4, 2022January 26, 2024

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Climate of Fear: Texas study shows how abortion bans put high-risk patients in jeopardy

Researchers found that some patients needed to be in danger of death before medical providers were willing to terminate the pregnancies putting their lives at risk.

by Sanford Nowlin August 10, 2022March 4, 2025

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Texas officials celebrated end of abortion rights after cutting back postpartum Medicaid extension

Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers ‘necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,’ but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage for a full year after residents give birth.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica July 20, 2022November 5, 2024

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At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance

Look out, ladies: Halloween-themed black cocktails may f—ck with your birth control

As voters key in on abortion, Texas delays release of new maternal death data until after midterms

Gov. Greg Abbott said rape victims can take Plan B. But emergency contraception isn’t widely available for the state’s poorest people.

Climate of Fear: Texas study shows how abortion bans put high-risk patients in jeopardy

Texas officials celebrated end of abortion rights after cutting back postpartum Medicaid extension

Everything we saw in San Antonio as people protested the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade

Texas’ Hostile Abortion Regulations Have Many Women Ending Their Pregnancies on Their Own, a New Study Reveals

Trump Restores Money Previously Cut From Texas After the State Targeted Planned Parenthood

Majority of Low-Income Texas Women Who Just Delivered a Baby Don’t Get Their Preferred Choice of Contraception

Texas’ Ban on Safe Abortion Procedure Goes to Court

A Few People Are Protesting Planned Parenthood This Saturday

Man Accused of Stabbing Pregnant Woman Posts $100K Bail