Women’s Health
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A Texas woman died after the hospital said it’s a ‘crime’ to intervene in her miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat stopped. Josseli Barnica grieved the news as she lay in a Houston hospital bed on Sept. 3, 2021: The sibling she’d…
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In her words: At age 17, DakotaRei escaped Texas to get an abortion
Today, she’s fighting for other women in Texas who aren’t able to get the health care they need.
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Gina Ortiz Jones’ crusade to elect 3 Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court
Ousting anti-abortion extremists from the state’s highest court is within reach, Jones says.
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Op-Ed: How medical marijuana helped my grandmother through breast cancer
Enrolling in the Texas Compassionate Use Program is easy and can help women navigate through the daily grind of breast cancer treatment.
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‘Women are afraid to get pregnant’: How the Texas abortion ban denies life-saving care
Two women filed federal complaints against two Texas hospitals, alleging they failed to provide care for the troubled pregnancies endangering their lives.
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
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…
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Op-Ed: What I want North Texas to know about border towns
When talking to folks around the country or even other Texans, I find myself receiving the same reactions when I name my hometown– complete confusion or a harmful stereotype.
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Texas seniors would pay more for prescription drugs under Project 2025
Project 2025 calls for repealing the Inflation Reduction Act, which would cause millions of American seniors to pay more for their prescription drugs.
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Texas’ abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
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Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain
Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain. Here’s what you need to know.
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6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal
6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal. Here’s what you need to know about the doctors’ letter.
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I had to travel over 700 miles out of Texas to get an abortion. Here’s my story.
A San Antonio community organizer shares her experience navigating abortion access in a politically regressive landscape.
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Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
TX emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom. Here’s what you need to know about pregnancy after Roe.
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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
Employees across the US will now have access to unpaid time off to recover from childbirth or to access an abortion. Here’s what you need to know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act changes.
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Here’s where to find reproductive care resources in DFW
Reproductive care resources can be found throughout the DFW area. Here’s everything you need to know about reproductive care resources in DFW.
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Biden issues executive order to improve women’s health research
The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.
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How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas
By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune “How to get birth control and emergency contraception in Texas” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps…
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If your boss is the state of Texas, some pregnancy protections just ended for you
A federal judge in Texas ruled that the legislation, known as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, cannot be enforced in the state. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘Gut punch after gut punch’: IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling
IVF patients speak out after Alabama ruling regarding IVF embryos. Here’s what you need to know about the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling.
