abortion

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill to change the language in the state's abortion laws in an effort to clarify when doctors are allowed to perform an abortion during a medical emergency. The bill, which passed unanimously in the Texas Senate on Tuesday, is the first time Republican lawmakers have sought to amend the state's ban since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

A bill that would apply the same penalties for abortion in Texas as homicide was removed from a committee schedule on Tuesday, likely ending any chance of the proposal passing this legislative session.

Billboard ads luring Texas providers to the north have been placed in Houston and Dallas.

Authorities say Maria Margarita Rojas presented herself as a gynecologist without a medical license.

Abortion is legal in Texas only when the life of the mother or a “major bodily function” is at risk. Doctors, who could face prison time for performing an abortion, have been seeking clarification on the exception.

Maria Margarita Rojas, known as “Dr. Maria,” faces hundreds of thousands in fines if she is convicted.

The Legislature is considering bills that would lift long-standing restrictions on how Texas’ panel can investigate maternal deaths and near-misses.

The case is set to test states' conflicting abortion laws, a battle that could rise to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A new poll from University of Houston researchers shows that 83% of Texans supported the exceptions to the state's abortion ban, along with an exception for lethal fetal diagnoses.

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.

Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the United States.

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide. The states of Idaho, Kansas and Missouri can now move ahead with their efforts in U.S. District Court in Amarillo, where a nominee of former President Donald Trump is the only judge.