At our 10/2 Triblive conversation, Kathie Glass, the Libertarian Party nominee for Texas Governor in 2014, explained her positions on gay marriage and abortion.
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Report: Abortion Restrictions Tied to Poor Health Outcomes
States that put tight restrictions on abortion generally perform worse on women’s and children’s health outcomes, according to a new report released by two national groups that support access to the procedure.
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Perry Not First to Link Abortion Regulations and Rivers Death
Several conservative writers had made a connection between the death of comedian Joan Rivers and Texas’ regulation of abortion clinics before Gov. Rick Perry’s comment on the matter Sunday.
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TribFest: Perry on HB 2 and Joan Rivers
At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, Gov. Rick Perry answered an audience question about controversial abortion legislation by citing the recent death of comedian Joan Rivers.
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Weeks After Davis Revelation, Dukes Says She Had Abortion
During a heated debate Saturday on women’s health, state Rep. Dawnna Dukes revealed that she has had an abortion. The revelation comes two weeks after state Sen. Wendy Davis revealed she terminated two pregnancies for medical reasons.
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Hidalgo County Clinics Cut Ties With Planned Parenthood
The Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo County is cutting its ties with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The move is an attempt to reclaim state dollars for women’s health care for impoverished women.
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Davis’ Abortion Draws Attention to New Rules
State Sen. Wendy Davis’ revelation that she had an abortion late in her 1997 pregnancy is shedding light on a provision in the restrictive abortion legislation she tried in vain to stop last year.
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Anti-Abortion Groups: Davis’ Disclosure Doesn’t Change Conversation
Texas’ leading anti-abortion groups, reacting to the news that state Sen. Wendy Davis had two abortions years ago for medical reasons, reiterated their opposition to the termination of pregnancies, including ones where an unborn child is diagnosed with severe disabilities.
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Politics
Analysis: In Race for Governor, the Personal and the Political
Political campaigns can be cunning and crafty affairs where candidates are cautiously presented and positions are carefully tailored to voters. But the contenders are humans, and policy is sometimes personal.
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Video: Davis Tells ABC News About Her Abortion
In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts, Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wendy Davis talks about her “difficult decision” to have an abortion in 1996, when doctors told her the baby had severe brain abnormalities.
