On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade — the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion — the lawyer who successfully argued the case talks with the Tribune about women’s rights and recent anti-abortion legislation
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Sarah Weddington: The TT Interview
On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade — the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion — the lawyer who successfully argued the case talks with the Tribune about women’s rights and recent anti-abortion legislation.
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Interactive: Are There Enough Women’s Health Program Providers?
This interactive map shows the locations of Planned Parenthood clinics excluded from the new Texas Women’s Health Program, overlaid with the non-Planned Parenthood providers that have agreed to treat state-subsidized patients in those areas.
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Newsreel: Simpson for Speaker, Perry Backs “Fetal Pain” Bill
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: State Rep. David Simpson is officially running for House speaker, but some former opponents of current Speaker Joe Straus are now sticking with the incumbent.
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Lawmakers Could Restore Family Planning Funds
When lawmakers passed a budget in 2011 that cut $73 million from family planning services, the goal was largely political: halt taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. Now they are facing the policy implications and, in some cases, reconsidering.
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Abortion Opponents Back Fetal Pain Bill, More Physician Restrictions
Anti-abortion advocates in Texas championed a string of successful measures in the 2011 Texas legislative session. For the upcoming 2013 session, they are trying to up the ante.
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Bill Renews Debate Over Rural Access to Abortion
If a new anti-abortion measure filed by Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, passes in the upcoming legislative session, women in remote corners of the state may have even fewer options to get the procedure.
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Texas Checkpoints Deter Illegal Immigrants Seeking Later Abortions
Women in the Rio Grande Valley who are seeking a second-trimester abortion must travel several hours north to access the procedure. Illegal immigrants face an additional hurdle: getting past internal checkpoints.
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State Leaders Split With GOP Ticket on Abortion
Texas’ Republican leaders believe that abortion should not be performed in instances of rape — a stance that is at odds with a prospective Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan presidential administration.
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Weekend Insider: Suspicious Abortion Pills
Reporter Thanh Tan takes us to South Texas where the lack of womens health is forcing pregnant woman to cross the border for in search of alternatives.
