A Roe v. Wade Conversation With Wendy Davis and the Attorneys Who Argued the Landmark Case

Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee on abortion rights today

"...America today is in a very similar place to where it was before Roe v...."

June 17, 2019 News Post by Megan Menchaca

Texas' Own 'Roe v. Wade'

The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether medically necessary abortions for the poor will be state-funded.

"...On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

In Wake of SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade, Austin City Council Fast-Tracks Abortion Decriminalization Act

Special called meeting set for week of July 18

"...Council Members Chito Vela and Vanessa Fuentes have requested a special called meeting..."

June 24, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Roe v. Wade Conversation With Wendy Davis and the Attorneys Who Argued the Landmark Case

Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee on abortion rights today

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Megan Menchaca

Roe Turns 40

And fight over legal abortion rages on

"...Today marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized..."

Jan. 22, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

News Roundup: Roe, Council, and Complaints

The abortion debate continues; Council gets ready

"...In this week's news roundup, the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade brings the topic of reproductive..."

Jan. 26, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Protesters Rally on 50th Anniversary of Roe

Organizer says it’s easy to be angry, hard to stay focused

"...outside the state capitol Sunday, which marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade...."

Jan. 25, 2023 News Post by Leena Alali

No Go for Jane Roe Yet

But a 5th Circuit judge "implores" the Supremes to revisit the case

"...an appeal of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. In their published..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Review: Zach Theatre’s Roe

Revised text of the abortion rights drama proves that timing is everything

"...seeing Zach Theatre's opening night performance of Lisa Loomer's Roe. The plan was to gather my thoughts about this..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...But then, a man who claimed to have known her from college raped her. Two months later..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Supremes Chip Another Brick out of 'Roe' Wall

Court allows ban on 'partial birth' procedure

"...18 upheld a federal ban on so-called "partial-birth abortion," even in cases where the health of the mother is..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Making Sense of the First Days of a Post-Roe Era

Whether this week was a shock or felt like a long time coming, we look at an uncertain horizon

"...journalism as "the first draft of history" was perhaps never as literally true as it was Monday night, when..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: An Open Letter to My Girls in a Post-Roe World

Opinion: A mother explains why she left Texas and what she pledges to do to provide abortion care access to her children

"...not just unremarkable, because I see the news that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Now I will remember..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Savanna Essig-Fox

U.S. Department of Justice Sues to Block Texas Abortion Ban

State prohibits most abortions, even as Roe v. Wade remains law

"...The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened to ask the courts to block the new Texas..."

Sept. 13, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Former Council Member Don Zimmerman Sues to Travel Back in Time

Suit alleges new abortion support funding would violate Pre-Roe state law

"...city funding to help residents connect with abortion support services, former Council Member Don Zimmerman filed a civil lawsuit..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Planned Parenthood Marks Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision

A year without Roe

"...pink filled the Cathedral in East Austin for Beyond Roe: The Fight for Our Future. The Planned Parenthood Texas..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Ali Juell

SCOTUS Protects Abortion Rights, Upholds Texas Precedent

Roberts concurs with majority to strike down Louisiana measure

"...a burdensome Louisiana abortion law this morning, a major victory for reproductive rights amid the intense hostility of the..."

June 29, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

A Day of Resistance in Austin

"...Sylvia Whitworth (l) and Kathryn Oler from Corpus Christi at..."

Jan. 22, 2018 Photo Gallery

Texas Abortion Advocates on What Happens Next

Texans once again have an unfortunate head start in having their rights stripped away

"...Advocates and court watchers are not surprised that the U.S...."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

"We Are Defining When Life Begins"

Address by Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, to the House May 28, 2003

"...about injuries to pregnant women that would not jeopardize reproductive freedom for women. Mr. Allen [House sponsor of SB..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

Supreme Court to Hear Texas Abortion Case This Week

HB 2 oral arguments start Wednesday

"...Wednesday, March 2, anyone interested in the future of reproductive health will be intently focused on the U.S. Supreme..."

March 1, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

After a Month of Chaos, Abortion Care Returns to Texas

Clinics, patients, and the law get put through the ringer over care

"...at the Planned Par­ent­hood clinic on East Ben White Boulevard in South Austin were thrown into havoc. Texas Attorney..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington

"...Austin history – one, also in American history – have gone on ahead this week. Bruce Todd, mayor of..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I was deeply offended upon viewing this week's cover[Dec. 7]. I hope I will not..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column

Feds Escalate Legal Intervention Over SB 8

Biden's DOJ sues, files emergency motion to block Texas abortion ban

"...that has prohibited most legal abortions in the state, even as Roe v. Wade remains the law of the..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin at Large: Asymmetrical Info Warfare

Scorched-earth polarization makes us see our foes’ weaknesses as strengths

"...a college student's quest for a then-illegal abortion in provincial France in 1963. (See our review.) Our conversation naturally..."

May 13, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Page Two: Look Who's (Still) Talking

Miers nomination pushes right-wing spin machine into disturbing, delicious overdrive

"...to offer celebration, I feel trapped into spreading despair. Convinced it is the time to talk about good people..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Another Legal Battle Lost in the Fight for Abortion Rights

While ACLU fights for a few more weeks of abortion services, providers look to haven states

"...The legal skirmishes that could have bought Texans a few more weeks of legal abortion..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Who Is Mr. Roberts?

Hearings begin for Supreme Court nomination

"...court watcher dryly noted that barring some real "important" revelation – like, say, that Roberts has an illegal immigrant..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Council Fast-Tracks Move to Decriminalize Abortion in Austin

A moment of GRACE

"...Council Members Chito Vela and Vanessa Fuentes have requested a special called meeting..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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