Abortions in Texas Fell By Half After Ban, Study Finds

Displaced patients strain capacity in neighboring states

"...to new research from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP)...."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Toll Anti-Choice Laws Have on Real Lives

UT researcher interviewed 603 women about the barriers facing abortion care in Texas

"...under the direction of UT's Texas Policy Evalua­tion Project (TxPEP) – a multiyear study examining the impact of the..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Report: HB 2 Raises Barriers

Anti-abortion law does its damage: longer drives and higher costs

"...findings from the UT-Austin based Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) show women are now facing a combination of substantial..."

March 17, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Roe's End?

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

"...In October, the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), a five-year analysis of the impact of the Legislature's..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Paxton Gets 5th Circuit to Reinstate His Abortion Ban

Even during a pandemic, anti-choice politics take precedence

"...today from the UT-Austin based Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) shows the ban – in effect until at least..."

March 31, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: “Born Alive” Bills Filed

National right-wing moral panic over “infanticide” hits Texas

"...increased their frequency. The UT-based Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), which documents the often negative impact of Texas abortion..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Catching Up to Science

New federal guidelines reverse trend in medication abortions

"...aligned with findings by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), a UT-Austin research team studying the impact of state..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Members To Back Abortion Support Budget Measure

Garza, Casar plan support for $100K in abortion assistance

"...that’s meant possibly forgoing the procedure altogether: A 2017 TxPEP study in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc­i­a­tion..."

Aug. 15, 2019 News Post by Mary Tuma

Thousands of Texas Women Self-Induce Abortion, Study Finds

Women point to cost barriers, clinic closures as reasons

"...findings, released today by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), a University of Texas at Austin-based five-year analysis of..."

Nov. 17, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Report: Anti-Abortion Law Forces Women to Wait Longer for Procedure

Some Austin women forced to wait up to 20 days for abortion

"...University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) found that women are being forced to wait longer..."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...Researchers with the Texas Policy Eval­u­a­tion Project (TxPEP), an ongoing five-year analysis of the impact of legis­lative-led..."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Legal Abortion Rate Drops Post-HB 2

The rate of legal abortion fell 13% since House Bill 2 took effect

"...annually – researchers with the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), a five-year study examining the impact of Texas legislation..."

July 23, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

UDATED: Abortion Regulations Trial Begins in Federal Court

Contested provisions set to take effect Oct. 29

"...department, and one of the principle investigators in the TxPEP, created to track access to family planning in Texas..."

Oct. 21, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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

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

"...“It takes little imagination to discern Texas’ goal –..."

Sept. 13, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Legal Dangers Loom Large for Texas Abortion Care

Unless courts act, six-week ban takes effect Sept. 1

"...Anti-choice activists have pushed 15 states to adopt what..."

Aug. 23, 2021 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

"...Eliminating timely access to medical and surgical abortions at..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...unmet demand" for those highly effective methods of contraception, TxPEP researchers concluded in their study...."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Planned Parenthood Sues Texas Over Medicaid Exclusion

The provider claims the state is breaking federal law

"...research from the UT-Austin based Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP). The state’s family planning program served 54% fewer clients..."

Nov. 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Report: Half of Women Face Barriers to Repro Health Care

Survey shows majority of women face barriers to access

"...A new survey by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) – a multiyear effort examining the impact of state..."

May 12, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

HB 2 Impact Felt One Year Later

On press call, reproductive rights leaders recap HB 2's effect

"...Health and co-investigator for the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) – a multiyear study that tracks the impact of..."

July 18, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Safer Legal Abortion? Not in This State!

The Texas Legislature's special session aims to trample even further on Texans' constitutional right to legal health care

"...Despite bemoaning the FDA's decision to expand abortion access..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

What Happens When Texas Blocks Planned Parenthood? Abortions Rise.

Study: Lege's family planning cuts led to an increase in abortion

"...Packham reports that 2,200 teens would not have given..."

July 12, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Medicaid Patients Face a Future Without Planned Parenthood

“I don’t know where I would go”

"...Amanda Stevenson, a TxPEP researcher, thinks history will likely repeat itself – this..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Maternal Mortality Rate Soars

Local health department examining deaths: Is the Lege to blame?

"...to blame. Researchers with the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), a UT-Austin based multiyear study tracking the impact of..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...new research by the UT-Austin-based Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP)...."

May 27, 2016 News Feature

Report: Most Women Face Barriers to Repro Health Care

"...A new survey by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) – a multiyear effort examining the impact of state..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma