Nov 12, 2024 · A Texas law that prohibits almost all abortions went into effect in 2022. Chapter 170A of the Texas Health & Safety Code prohibits abortions in nearly all circumstances. …

Abortion in Texas is illegal in most cases. [1] There are nominally exceptions to save the mother's life, or prevent "substantial impairment of major bodily function", but the law on abortion in …

Jan 23, 2025 · Texas's laws related to abortion are mostly found in the Texas Health and Safety Code. For an overview of how Texas's abortion laws developed over time, please see our …

Dec 13, 2023 · On Monday, Texas' state Supreme Court issued an opinion with broad repercussions when it ruled against Kate Cox's petition to have a health-preserving abortion in …

Jun 26, 2024 · Texas case, which played out in December 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas refused to rule that a specific woman, Kate Cox, could receive an abortion under the state’s …

Sep 21, 2024 · The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed after the state’s ban on abortion care, a new analysis finds.

Oct 2, 2024 · Texas became the first U.S. state to ban most abortion in the 21st century with the passage of Senate Bill 8 in 2021 and currently has one of the strictest prohibitions on the …

Nov 20, 2024 · Weeks after ProPublica reported on the deaths of two pregnant women whose miscarriages went untreated in Texas, state lawmakers have filed bills that would create new …

May 25, 2024 · With three overlapping laws, Texas bans nearly all abortions and has some of the strictest penalties for doctors in the country, including thousands of dollars in fines, the loss of …

Since then, Texas has enacted many state laws regulating abortion. In 2022, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022) …