REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Cruz blocks IVF bill, reigniting fight over protections in Texas Senate race
by Matt Hennie
| September 19, 2024
A debate over in vitro fertilization broke out in the US Senate race between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz as Republicans blocked a bill offering IVF protections.

Texas voters say state heading in wrong direction with abortion ban
by Matt Hennie
| September 17, 2024
A new poll shows that more than half of Texas voters support expanding access to abortion in a state with one of the most extreme bans in the nation.

Trump lied. You won’t get to vote on abortion access in Texas
by Matt Hennie
| September 12, 2024
The former president’s claim during Tuesday’s debate that states will vote on abortion doesn’t match the harsh reality that is Texas.

Fact-checking Trump’s lies on abortion during the presidential debate
| September 10, 2024
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

I refused to let Texas’ abortion ban decide my life. Other women aren’t so lucky.
| August 27, 2024
Unless our country gets a reality check about who we elect to office and we educate ourselves on their positions, we women have no hope of deciding whether we want to start a family or not—or if we want to carry a rapist’s child. We stand no chance unless we fight for what we believe in.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
| August 12, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | women's health
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.