UPDATED: Two Texas abortion doctors who filed a lawsuit against a Dallas hospital after losing their admitting privileges have settled their case with the hospital, which will reinstate their privileges.
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Judge Denies Relief for El Paso Abortion Clinic
A federal judge has denied an El Paso abortion clinic temporary relief from a new state requirement that physicians who provide abortions obtain hospital admitting privileges.
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Abortion Providers Petition 5th Circuit to Review Decision
Abortion providers filed a petition on Thursday asking the full 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the constitutionality of new abortion regulations passed by the Republican-led Texas Legislature in July.
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The Politics of Prevention
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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The Politics of Prevention
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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The Politics of Prevention
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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Texas Student Creates Travel Fund for Abortions
A 20-year-old UT-Austin student responded to Texas lawmakers’ restrictive abortion regulations by founding Fund Texas Women, a nonprofit that pays travel expenses to help Texas women get abortions in and outside of the state.
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The Politics of Prevention
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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Davis Talks Border Voters, Abortion Rules at TribLive
During a TribLive interview, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis said she’s not concerned by primary losses in several border counties, and that she was a better option for South Texas voters than Greg Abbott.
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Anti-Abortion Candidates Saw Strong Returns
In statewide races, Republicans who touted their stance against abortion — even when the offices they sought had little to do with the issue — saw strong primary night returns on Tuesday.
