Politico said it obtained a draft Supreme Court majority opinion indicating the landmark abortion ruling will be overturned. Abortion is still legal in Texas up to six weeks of pregnancy.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Texas district attorney offices would become a new battleground
The full and often unchecked power of the prosecutor was on display when a South Texas woman was charged with murder for a self-induced abortion.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Under Texas’ strict abortion law, McAllen clinic sees patients seeking medication across the border
The law went into effect in September, a week before Mexico’s Supreme Court dissolved a Coahuila state law that made abortion a crime. Now some Texans further along in their pregnancies are going there for abortion-inducing drugs.
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Former state Sen. Wendy Davis challenges Texas abortion law in court
Davis is best known for her 13-hour filibuster against another restrictive abortion law in 2013. Now, she’s suing to block enforcement of Texas’ current ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
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Unconventional Wisdom
Analysis: Texas’ new standard is abortions for those who can afford to leave Texas
The Texas ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy effectively makes abortion illegal for most pregnant people — but not for those who can afford out-of-state travel.
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Health care
After pursuing an indictment, Starr County district attorney drops murder charge over self-induced abortion
Texas law exempts a pregnant person from being charged with murder or any lesser homicide charge for an abortion.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Oklahoma passes total abortion ban, further limiting options for Texans
After Texas passed a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, more Texans went to Oklahoma for the procedure than to any other state. Now, in a surprise move, the Oklahoma Legislature is cutting off that option.
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Health care
Abortion nonprofits say Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain defamed them in “cease-and-desist” letter
Cain has accused the nonprofits of being “criminal organizations” and has ordered them to stop funding abortions in Texas. Lawyers representing the funds are demanding a retraction.
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Health care
Six months in, “no end in sight” for Texas’ new abortion law
The law is having ripple effects as clinics around the country take in Texas patients and more women turn to self-managed abortions.
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Health care
Demand for abortion-inducing medication spiked after Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure
One international nonprofit saw a more than 1,000% increase in requests for the two-drug regimen, which state law prohibits sending through the mail.
