As sine die nears, bills drop left and right
Don't Mess With Texans' Abortions Rally at the Texas State Capitol, May 2021 (credit: photo by Jana Birchum)
The Fight for Abortion Rights
Reproductive Rights Under Fire: From the defunding of reproductive and preventative health care to a trigger law engineered by extremists on the right that will render abortion illegal 30 days after the Supreme Court issues its final judgment overturning Roe v. Wade, Texas is ground zero for both the war on women’s health care and for the nationwide defense of women’s rights.
The Chronicle has been following the struggle for years, and what happens in Texas – both victories and defeats – often sets the pattern for the whole country.
Track the latest developments in the reproductive rights battle on this page, as well as @AustinChronicle and on Facebook.
For a regularly updated list on abortion resources near and far, visit our abortion resources guide.
May 28, 2015
Senate OKs bill restricting abortion access for abused minors
May 28, 2015
Under new budget deal, Planned Parenthood ousted from life-saving cancer program
May 28, 2015
Senate gives preliminary nod to bill restricting judicial bypass
May 25, 2015
GOP moves to prevent health insurers from covering abortion
May 6, 2015
Budget fight on the horizon, GOP leadership spat, TMF thwarts anti-choice measures, and more
April 30, 2015
House GOP sought to slip anti-choice amendments in unrelated bill
April 24, 2015
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
April 22, 2015
Texas heavily underwrites anti-abortion centers, while slashing reproductive care
April 16, 2015
Cancer screening cuts won't only impact Planned Parenthood
March 5, 2015
"Trust. Respect. Access" campaign hosts lobby day at Capitol
Feb. 27, 2015
Coalition of groups unveil multiyear repro health policy effort
Feb. 13, 2015
Women's health care in the budget crosshairs again
Feb. 12, 2015
Mama Sana and the Texas Jail Project call attention to the plight of pregnant inmates
Jan. 29, 2015
Legislation would make abortion access more difficult for minors
Jan. 23, 2015
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Jan. 8, 2015
GOP legislators look for additional cuts to health care
Jan. 8, 2015
Jonathan Eig's breezy history of the Pill is engaging, but Katha Pollitt's argument for abortion rights is indispensible
Nov. 26, 2014
Patients, clinics struggle with impact of legal rulings
Oct. 23, 2014
And: Abbott calls HB 2 barriers 'manageable inconvenience'
Oct. 10, 2014
Plaintiffs argue "irreparable harm" in SCOTUS appeal
