Texas, abortion ban

At least 6 Texas children under age 12 got abortions out of state in 2023
At least 100 Texas children aged 17 and younger got abortions in other states during the first year after Texas banned the procedure, including six aged 11 and under, according to the latest state data available.
Texas’ Abortion Ban Is Forcing Children Under 12 to Travel Out-of-State for Care
Nonetheless, Texas’ abortion ban, which threatens providers with life in prison among other steep penalties, offers no exception for rape. One year before Roe, in September 2021, the state enacted SB 8,
Texas' abortion ban, among the strictest in the U.S., could get even stricter
Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country and during this legislative session, anti-abortion advocates are hoping to foreclose on the few remaining avenues left to end a pregnancy. “Texans are still being victims of abortion,
Deeply disturbing statistics show Texas children under the age of 11 left state for abortion in 2023
Newly released statistics from 2023 show that minors in Texas are traveling out of the state to have abortions and the numbers are rising.
Dozens of minors – including children under 11 – left Texas for abortions in 2023
But according to the latest state data available, a number of minors are leaving the state for abortions – and that number rose in 2023 compared to previous years. Taylor Goldenstein, who reports on state politics for the Houston Chronicle,
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, senior Republican lawmakers say Texas should clarify abortion ban
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How Texas’ abortion ban may be driving the state’s first upswing in teen pregnancy rate in 15 years
Texas’ abortion restrictions have forced the closure of clinics that also provide contraceptive services and sex education.
How ‘cleanup’ of Texas abortion law could play out this legislative session
Texas doctors have said for years that the state's abortion ban is vague and unclear. Could the legislature fix that?
Sen. Cornyn, state Rep. Troxclair address thousands at Texas Rally for Life in Austin
Around 4,000 anti-abortion demonstrators marched to the Capitol in Austin Saturday to celebrate the movement’s long-fought ...
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Clarity on abortion exceptions still a priority for Texas activists this legislative session
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas ...
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Texas bill defines life as beginning at ‘fertilization’
The debate over when human life begins took a sharp turn in Texas, where a state legislator filed a bill that would define an “individual” as “a human being who is alive, including an unborn child at ...