Unless courts act, six-week ban takes effect Sept. 1
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.
Aug. 23, 2021
Amid clouds and darkness, Texans get ready to fight for choice
June 3, 2021
Proposals let literally anyone drag providers into court
April 30, 2021
Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget
April 23, 2021
Texans deserve the trust and the power to decide what is best for them, their bodies, and their futures
April 15, 2021
GOP lawmakers push half-dozen anti-choice bills restricting abortion care, access
April 1, 2021
Seven "priority" anti-choice bills sail to Senate floor
March 17, 2021
Bills target city's funding of logistical assistance
Feb. 12, 2021
Sheryl Cole, Sarah Eckhardt introduce bicameral legislation that would expand health insurance coverage for abortion care
Jan. 28, 2021
Republican lawmakers racing to further restrict abortion access
Jan. 14, 2021
Judges say law would have forced women into "painful, invasive, and experimental" procedures
Oct. 22, 2020
$250K to flow toward abortion support services
Aug. 14, 2020
Roberts concurs with majority to strike down Louisiana measure
June 29, 2020
Leader of small-town ban effort slapped with defamation suit
June 11, 2020
Platitudes don’t help. Now is 100% the time to get political.
April 30, 2020
Clinics, patients, and the law get put through the ringer over care
April 30, 2020
Charting 30 days of legal back-and-forth
April 30, 2020
Local providers express anxiety state may halt services again
April 23, 2020
Latest twist in legal battle offers partial victory to providers
April 14, 2020
Even during a pandemic, anti-choice politics take precedence
March 31, 2020
Texas providers can continue delivering essential care – for now.
March 30, 2020
Procedures are time-sensitive and essential, suit argues
March 26, 2020
Reproductive rights groups blast Abbott, Paxton
March 24, 2020
Suit argues small towns aim to suppress truth, free speech
Feb. 26, 2020
But they can still donate to an anti-choice group
Jan. 13, 2020
Cruz, Cornyn join anti-choice attorney general in call for repeal
Jan. 9, 2020
State asks for its money back after Round Rock-based anti-abortion group fritters away women’s health funds
