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Jennifer Gerson
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For 48 hours, abortion after 6 weeks was legal in Texas. Getting care still wasn’t easy
Across a major abortion clinic network in Texas, only 10 people over six weeks of pregnancy were able to obtain an abortion.
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Planned Parenthood groups detail the impact of Texas’ abortion law on patients and providers in legal brief
The amicus brief filed in the United States v. Texas shows how patients and providers, even those outside of the state, have had to adjust since Texas’ six-week abortion ban went into effect.
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Texas’ abortion ban can continue following appeals court ruling
The decision from the federal appeals court makes a pathway for the case to end up before the Supreme Court.
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After judge's ruling, one of Texas’ biggest abortion providers will resume abortions up to 18 weeks
Whole Woman's Health, a network of abortion clinics, said it is making plans to resume abortions up to 18 weeks "as soon as possible."
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The 19th Explains: What is Title X, and what did Trump and Biden do to change it?
The federally funded family planning program provides no- and low-cost contraception counseling and dispensation, but a Trump-era ban on mentioning abortion meant the number of providers dropped.
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‘I need to be with other folks as outraged and motivated as I am’: Cecile Richards on why this year’s Women’s March matters
Heading into this year's Women's March, Richards is channeling her frustration at Texas officials: "I hope they all lose their jobs."
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The 19th Explains: How 3 lawsuits could potentially stop the Texas abortion ban
There are three major cases currently challenging the new Texas law, all taking up different arguments. Any one of them could reach the Supreme Court. Here’s how.
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Texas slashed reproductive health care for years. Here’s what $10 million from the federal government can do.
The Department of Health and Human Services responds to the state's abortion law with an investment in contraception access.
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Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to quickly intervene in challenge to Texas law
Plaintiffs in the suit against the new Texas law banning the majority of abortion care are asking the Supreme Court to hear the opposition’s side of the case.
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‘We’re seeing shock.’ Texas abortion clinics are now operating as trauma centers
Senate Bill 8 has eroded abortion access in Texas. But desperate patients are still showing up to clinics seeking emotional support — and sometimes, out-of-state options.