REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
New bill would trap women who want or need abortions in Texas
| May 16, 2025
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A bill passed in the Texas Senate allows women and their loved ones who help them get abortions — here or in another state — to be jailed and sued.
House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
| May 13, 2025
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
Texas women face prosecution for abortions if new bill becomes law
| May 8, 2025
The Texas Senate has passed a new anti-abortion bill which would open the door to women being criminally prosecuted for obtaining an abortion — even in a different state.
VIDEO: Texas Republican wants to test your wastewater for birth control pills
| April 24, 2025
@couriertexas A new bill from an East Texas Republican is part of a recent movement from GOP lawmakers claiming that hormones found in birth control or abortion pills are poisoning the state’s water supply. Senate Bill 1976 — from Sen. Bryan Hughes, who authored a piece of the state’s near-total abortion ban — does not […]
Allie Phillips came to Texas to talk about why she ran for office — and the abortion that changed her life
| April 17, 2025
“I quickly learned that these (Republican) lawmakers don’t know anything about reproductive care. He was confused. He told me, ‘I thought only first pregnancies could go bad.’”
How Trump’s attempt to gut Planned Parenthood will hurt people across Texas
| April 11, 2025
Millions of people are losing access to family planning services. That’s because in some states, including Texas, President Donald Trump is freezing funds to Title X.