After a ruling by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, there will be just eight abortion clinics authorized to perform the procedure in Texas. Here’s an interactive map that shows where the clinics used to be — and where they are now.
The Politics of Prevention
The Politics of Prevention is an occasional series on the effects of state policy on women’s health services.
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Appeals Court: Texas Can Enforce Strict Abortion Rules for Now
As it hears arguments in an appeal of a federal judge’s decision overturning new requirements for Texas abortion facilities, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Texas could enforce the requirements in the meantime.
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Lawmakers Push to Consolidate Women’s Health Programs
Lawmakers are looking for ways to consolidate Texas’ various women’s health programs in an effort to improve access to family planning, cancer screenings and dozens of other services for the state’s poorest women.
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Abortion Providers Plan to File Second Lawsuit
A group of Texas abortion providers on Wednesday plans to file a new lawsuit to block regulations that would require abortion facilities to meet the same standards as ambulatory surgical centers.
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5th Circuit Upholds Texas Abortion Regulations
Siding with the state of Texas, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that there isn’t enough evidence that the state’s new abortion regulations create an undue burden on the majority of Texas women attempting to access abortion.
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Interactive: New Abortion Regulations and Their Effect on Texas Facilities
Use this interactive map to see how the number of abortion facilities in Texas has changed with new regulations, and where facilities will remain open when more regulations take effect this fall.
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Abortion Provider Shutters McAllen and Beaumont Clinics
Whole Woman’s Health announced late Wednesday that it is closing two abortion clinics — one in the Rio Grande Valley and another in Beaumont — as a result of strict abortion regulations passed by the Legislature last year.
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Senators Revisit Efforts to Expand Women’s Health
The Senate Health and Human Services committee at a hearing on Thursday discussed Texas’ efforts to expand access to women’s health services across the state.
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Senate Panel’s Hearing to Examine Progress on Women’s Health Services
State senators will hold a hearing Thursday to assess Texas’ efforts to expand access to women’s health services across the state. Abortion rights advocates say an essential issue has been left off the agenda.
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Interactive: Track 2014 State Spending on Primary Care for Women
Use this interactive to see how much the state has awarded individual regions for primary women’s health care in 2014, the percentage of that money expected to be spent on family planning and the total anticipated clients.
