Ana Marie Cox moderates a conversation about women’s health, women’s rights and an uncertain future with former state Sen. Wendy Davis, state Rep. Donna Howard and Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson.
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Republican Texas senator says he will support new rape exceptions for abortion
One of the longest-serving Republican state senators, Robert Nichols is among the first to say publicly he’d support revising the state’s abortion prohibition. He spoke Friday at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan rules out raising the minimum age to buy a firearm
At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, the Texas House speaker also signaled willingness to consider exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.
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Watch Cecile Richards speak at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival
The former president of Planned Parenthood on the end of Roe v. Wade and the fight for gender equity.
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Does a fetus count in the carpool lane? Texas’ abortion law creates new questions about legal personhood
A pregnant Texas woman said her fetus should count as a person in an HOV lane. That legal question is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the thorny question of “personhood.”
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Not so fast: Greg Abbott, Texas Republicans face a complex election landscape after abortion ruling, Uvalde shooting
Both Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke hope to define the election on issues viewed as favorable to their own parties.
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Video: As San Antonio abortion clinic closes, its director worries about who is left behind
In August, movers arrived at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services to help the abortion clinic pack up for a move out of state.
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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 health care landscape, accessing emergency contraception may not be feasible for low-income Texans.
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“I would wish this on absolutely no one”: How three women dealt with pregnancy in the year since Texas’ six-week abortion ban
The Texans expressed anger, sorrow, frustration and fear in discussing their experiences after state lawmakers approved one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws in 2021.
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Watch: Volunteer acompañantes in Mexico aid at-home abortions. Their network is expanding to Texas.
In parts of Mexico where abortion has not been legalized, women rely on volunteer networks to provide medication and emotional support for at-home abortions. As access to abortion is shut down in Texas, similar networks are being built in the U.S.
