A year without Roe
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.
June 29, 2023
And other good news from this legislative session
June 1, 2023
Supreme Court may be the next step
April 13, 2023
Revised text of the abortion rights drama proves that timing is everything
April 13, 2023
Still, Biden dedicated little time to abortion in his address
Feb. 9, 2023
A bill for a nonexistent problem would present a new one
Jan. 26, 2023
Organizer says it’s easy to be angry, hard to stay focused
Jan. 25, 2023
Austin music news headlines of the week
Jan. 19, 2023
Not all of the bills are bad! Our analysis of the just-begun 88th Texas Legislature.
Jan. 12, 2023
“I get that property tax is painful, [but] we’re never going to have a surplus like this again”
Jan. 5, 2023
“For those who believe that democracy can work ... this session will be fruitful”
Jan. 5, 2023
It takes a village
Dec. 22, 2022
Sept. 2: Texas’ “trigger law” banning abortion in almost all cases takes effect in late August, two months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
Dec. 15, 2022
Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line
Sept. 29, 2022
Six points of agreement as the new Legislature coalesces
Sept. 25, 2022
Oh, now he cares about women’s health in Texas?
Sept. 1, 2022
A guide to your dwindling rights
Aug. 18, 2022
Divorce, fertility, and Dobbs: What's up?
Aug. 4, 2022
A package of city measures in response to Dobbs decision
July 28, 2022
Package of measures in response to Dobbs decision
July 22, 2022
They face a mess of restrictive laws and fake callers
July 21, 2022
Texas sues Biden admin over emergency care for pregnant people
July 14, 2022
While ACLU fights for a few more weeks of abortion services, providers look to haven states
