abortion rights

Texas’ so-called “trigger law” becomes official policy Thursday. Abortion-rights advocates and legal experts say it's the final step in making access to abortion in the state impossible — except under the rarest of circumstances. It also marks a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement and Texas Republican lawmakers.

Last May, Lubbock became the biggest city in Texas to ban abortion within city limits. Now, with abortion outlawed throughout the Lone Star State, the fight over reproductive rights is taking a new turn.

As Texans seek abortions in the only neighboring state to allow them, opponents of the procedure follow them across the border, hoping to create more “sanctuary cities for the unborn.”

The direction from Ken Paxton comes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

Treatments for certain pregnancy complications are distinct from abortions under Texas laws, experts say, but confusion has already limited some patients’ access to life-saving procedures and medicines.

The Texas Tribune's Women's Health Reporter Eleanor Klibanoff and Planned Parenthood's Lubbock Health Center Director Angela Martinez talk about changes in abortion services in Texas following a new Supreme Court decision.

Starting September 1, Texas will ban abortions as soon as a fetal heart beat is detected, which in many cases is as early as six weeks. Senate Bill 8,…

Starting September 1, Texas will ban abortions as soon as a fetal heart beat is detected, which in many cases is as early as six weeks. Senate Bill 8,…

Editor's note: This is a breaking news story that will be updated as more information becomes available. Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical…