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Arrest of Houston-Area Abortionist and Crackdown on Clinics Providing Illegal Abortions
Health South Texas Community News 3/18/25 Health South Texas Community News 3/18/25

Arrest of Houston-Area Abortionist and Crackdown on Clinics Providing Illegal Abortions

Rojas, a midwife known as “Dr. Maria,” was taken into custody in Waller County and charged with the illegal performance of an abortion, a second-degree felony, as well as practicing medicine without a license.

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Texas AG Sues New York Doctor Accused of Prescribing Abortion Pills to Texas Women
Health South Texas Community News 12/16/24 Health South Texas Community News 12/16/24

Texas AG Sues New York Doctor Accused of Prescribing Abortion Pills to Texas Women

This case sets up a legal battle between Texas’ near-total abortion ban and New York’s shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.

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Texas Bill Would Reclassify Abortion Drugs
Health South Texas Community News 11/26/24 Health South Texas Community News 11/26/24

Texas Bill Would Reclassify Abortion Drugs

The bill is modeled after a Louisiana law that doctors say has created chaos for other gynecological issues best treated by these drugs.

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Texas AG Secures Win for Texas Pro-Life Laws
Health South Texas Community News 10/8/24 Health South Texas Community News 10/8/24

Texas AG Secures Win for Texas Pro-Life Laws

The guidance, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), unlawfully attempted to force medical providers to perform abortions in violation of State law.

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Texas Sues Austin for Abortion Travel Fund
Health South Texas Community News 9/30/24 Health South Texas Community News 9/30/24

Texas Sues Austin for Abortion Travel Fund

The city has appropriated $400,000 to help residents travel out of state for abortions. This is the second lawsuit targeting the fund.

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Texas Abortions Down to an Average of Five a Month
State South Texas Community News 6/26/24 State South Texas Community News 6/26/24

Texas Abortions Down to an Average of Five a Month

Before Roe v. Wade was overturned two years ago, the monthly average was around 4,400.

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Texas Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Pro-Life Law
State South Texas Community News 5/31/24 State South Texas Community News 5/31/24

Texas Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Pro-Life Law

Texas Attorney General successfully defended Texas’s pro-life laws, securing a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court of Texas upholding the Human Life Protection Act.

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Texas Medical Board Asked to Issue Guidance on State Abortion Laws
Health South Texas Community News 1/17/24 Health South Texas Community News 1/17/24

Texas Medical Board Asked to Issue Guidance on State Abortion Laws

Two lawyers filed a petition Tuesday that asks the board to clarify what counts as a medical exception to the state’s abortion laws.

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Anti-abortion Groups sue San Antonio over “Reproductive Justice Fund”
State South Texas Community News 10/17/23 State South Texas Community News 10/17/23

Anti-abortion Groups sue San Antonio over “Reproductive Justice Fund”

The lawsuit asks a judge to block the money from going to groups that pay for out-of-state abortions.

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Abortion Drug Remains Approved with Restrictions
Health South Texas Community News 4/14/23 Health South Texas Community News 4/14/23

Abortion Drug Remains Approved with Restrictions

Mifepristone will remain on the market, but approved only for use up to seven weeks of pregnancy, versus 10 weeks, and it cannot be prescribed by telehealth or mailed, which were already illegal in Texas.

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Federal Judge Suspends FDA Approval of Abortion Pill
State South Texas Community News 4/11/23 State South Texas Community News 4/11/23

Federal Judge Suspends FDA Approval of Abortion Pill

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo could potentially upend access to medication abortion nationwide.

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Radio Host Glenn Beck Buys Roe v. Wade attorney Linda Coffee’s Archives
Health South Texas Community News 3/13/23 Health South Texas Community News 3/13/23

Radio Host Glenn Beck Buys Roe v. Wade attorney Linda Coffee’s Archives

Coffee, the last living member of the legal team that argued the landmark abortion case, put her archive up for auction. Beck bought it for $600,000. He says it will fit in with his “German eugenics” collection.

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Paxton Sends Letters to Pharmacies Regarding Efforts to Mail Abortion Drugs
Health South Texas Community News 3/9/23 Health South Texas Community News 3/9/23

Paxton Sends Letters to Pharmacies Regarding Efforts to Mail Abortion Drugs

Attorney General Paxton joined a Missouri-led coalition in sending a letter to Rite Aid regarding the company’s plans to send abortion-inducing drugs through the mail.

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Women Denied Abortions Sue Texas
Money, Health South Texas Community News 3/7/23 Money, Health South Texas Community News 3/7/23

Women Denied Abortions Sue Texas

Five women will announce a new lawsuit Tuesday.

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Judge dismisses Challenge to Texas Abortion Ban
State South Texas Community News 2/20/23 State South Texas Community News 2/20/23

Judge dismisses Challenge to Texas Abortion Ban

Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, sought to block the state’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

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TX Methodist Churches Vote to Split Over Gay Marriage and Abortion
State South Texas Community News 12/5/22 State South Texas Community News 12/5/22

TX Methodist Churches Vote to Split Over Gay Marriage and Abortion

Those leaving are frustrated that the church has taken positions they feel are too liberal.

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Abortions Providers Could Face up to Life in Prison, $100,000 Fine
State South Texas Community News 8/25/22 State South Texas Community News 8/25/22

Abortions Providers Could Face up to Life in Prison, $100,000 Fine

Texas now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal battle.

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Paxton Sues Biden Admin Over Its Efforts to Force Abortions in Texas   
State South Texas Community News 7/15/22 State South Texas Community News 7/15/22

Paxton Sues Biden Admin Over Its Efforts to Force Abortions in Texas   

Paxton filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding their use of the EMTALA to require hospitals to perform abortions.

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A Conversation with Linda Coffee. The Woman who Argued Roe v. Wade
National South Texas Community News 7/12/22 National South Texas Community News 7/12/22

A Conversation with Linda Coffee. The Woman who Argued Roe v. Wade

Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rule over Abortion to Give Power Back to the States
National South Texas Community News 6/24/22 National South Texas Community News 6/24/22

U.S. Supreme Court Rule over Abortion to Give Power Back to the States

The high court’s monumental ruling will have major impact on Texas.

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