ABORTION
States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
| June 26, 2025
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
| June 4, 2025
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation's hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
New bill would trap women who want or need abortions in Texas
| May 16, 2025
ABORTION | DFW | DFW Lead Story | Repro Rights | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | TEXAS LEGISLATURE | TEXAS POLITICS
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.