UPDATED: The Texas attorney general’s office is seeking an emergency stay, asking the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel’s ruling against abortion regulations in House Bill 2.
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The Politics of Prevention is an occasional series on the effects of state policy on women’s health services.
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Final Arguments Made in Case on State’s New Abortion Regulations
With days remaining until new abortion regulations take effect in Texas, attorneys for abortion providers and the state of Texas presented their final arguments Wednesday on whether those restrictions meet constitutional muster.
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Court Battle Continues Over Texas Abortion Regulations
UPDATED: Abortion providers and state attorneys will present their final arguments Wednesday morning on whether the restrictions on the procedure in House Bill 2 are constitutional.
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Court Battle Begins Over New Abortion Regulations
A federal judge began hearing arguments Monday as abortion rights advocates pursue a preliminary injunction to block the implementation of two provisions in the state’s new law on abortion regulations.
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Advocates’ Suit Targets Abortion Restrictions
Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday seeking to block implementation of strict new regulations on the procedure in Texas.
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Interactive: Safety Records for Abortion Facilities in Texas
Texas will enact new abortion regulations in October. Use this interactive to look up the most recent state inspection records for abortion facilities and see how many abortion facilities have closed since January.
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In State Records, Little Evidence to Back Stricter Abortion Regulations
In their successful push for new abortion regulations, abortion opponents said conditions at existing facilities were unsafe. But a Texas Tribune review of recent state records showed little evidence to suggest the facilities were putting patients in imminent danger.
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Health Council Gives Tacit Approval to Abortion Rules
UPDATED: Despite pleas from reproductive rights advocates to amend proposed rules to enact strict regulations on abortion facilities, the Department of State Health Services’ governing council gave tacit approval to them on Thursday.
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While Abortion Faces New Limits, Women’s Health Gets a Financial Boost
In the 2013 legislative session, lawmakers sought to mitigate the impact of 2011 budget cuts by boosting women’s health spending. But advocates have raised concerns that new abortion restrictions could create additional burdens.
