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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls for clarity in Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Legislature should amend the language of the state's near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, senior Republican lawmakers say Texas should clarify abortion ban
"I do think that we need to clarify any language so that doctors are not in fear of being penalized if they think the life of the mother is at risk," Patrick said Sunday on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" after he was asked whether he expected "any significant abortion legislation,
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 law for years. For the first time, Republicans might be willing to take up the issue.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Legislature should clarify abortion ban’s emergency exceptions
Patients and doctors have said the ban's only exception is so vague and the penalties are so steep that providers are reluctant to perform emergency abortions.
Lt. Gov. Patrick says Texas lawmakers need to clarify near-total abortion ban
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently said the state's near-total abortion ban needs clarification. Trump terminates John Bolton’s security detail within hours of taking office Don't use these phrases in a job interview,
Texas Republicans look to crack down on abortion pills in 2025 session. Here's how.
Texas abortion restrictions are among the strictest in the nation, banning the procedure unless a pregnant person has a "life ...
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Antiabortion advocates look for men to report their partners’ abortions
The approach hinges on Texas’s wrongful-death statute and the idea that helping someone obtain an abortion qualifies as murder under the state’s homicide law and Texas’s abortion ban ...
Trump’s hands-off abortion stance faces political reality
President-elect Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, but that could prove a tough promise to keep as ...
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Examining first test of shield laws and what it means for Texas women seeking abortions
Rarely does the public hear about medication abortion and how hard it is to access. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed the first lawsuit against an out-of-state abortion pill ...
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Texas Republicans Introduce 3 Bills Restricting Abortion Medication
Republicans in the Texas state legislature are proposing myriad anti-abortion and anti-reproductive rights bills, including ...
Telehealth Abortion: The Future Of Access
Hey Jane is the leading provider of telehealth abortion care, giving women access to safe and affordable care.
Fierce defender of abortion access rights dies
Richards was diagnosed two years ago with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She died in her home “surrounded ...
Former Planned Parenthood president, former Texas Gov. Ann Richard's daughter Cecile Richards dies at 67
Richards, the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, spoke at the Democratic National Convention last year.
A judge in Texas rules 3 other states can challenge access to abortion pill mifepristone nationwide
Idaho, Kansas and Missouri want the federal Food and Drug Administration to prohibit telehealth prescriptions for ...