abortion access

Texas’ anti-abortion movement is on the cusp of achieving a goal 50 years in the making. Now, it’ll be up to the old guard and new torchbearers to decide what’s next.

Most Texans who get abortions in the state are in their 20s and 30s, and the vast majority of abortions are performed 10 weeks into pregnancy or earlier. Black Texans consistently have the highest rates of abortion.

Abortion has been a hot-button issue, and in an election year, Democrats and Republicans have made it part of their platforms.

Since Texas’ abortion law took effect, thousands of Texans have traveled out of state to get the procedure—mostly to Oklahoma. Experts say that could now change.

Only 15% of respondents to a recent University of Texas at Austin poll said access to the procedure should be completely outlawed.

At least 20 states are planning to further restrict abortion of the Supreme Court decides to overturn the landmark ruling.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to strike down abortion protections, making an upcoming Kansas vote on abortion rights even more important.

Politico said it obtained a draft Supreme Court majority opinion indicating the landmark abortion ruling will be overturned. Abortion is still legal in Texas.

The full and often unchecked power of the prosecutor was on display when a South Texas woman was charged with murder for a self-induced abortion.

Trust Women's clinic in Wichita is preparing for a new wave of clients from Oklahoma seeking services when their home state enacts an abortion ban in August.