Houston Matters
A floating abortion clinic, and sued for feeding ducks: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: abortion
Politics
Texas sues Biden administration for guidance that allows doctors to perform abortions in emergencies
Posted on · Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues the Biden administration is violating the state’s “sovereign interest” by reassuring the nation’s doctors they can perform abortions in medical emergencies.
Health & Science
How adoption impacted the emotional health of a person who gave up her baby
Posted on · A 16-year-old rape survivor put her baby up for adoption decades ago. That decision has stuck with her ever since.
Health & Science
Attorneys say resurrection of 1925 abortion law is a rollback of civil liberties
Posted on · Some Texas abortion providers are now helping patients find appointments in other states after the Texas Supreme Court ruled late Friday that a 1925 Texas law outlawing abortions can be enforced.
Texas
Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says
Posted on · The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state’s trigger law goes into effect.
Politics
Harris County commissioners court passes measures supporting abortion, contraception access
Posted on · All three measures were approved in contentious 3-2 party-line votes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Politics
Texas judge blocks state’s pre-Roe ban, allows some abortions to continue
Posted on · The 1925 law at the core of the case was in effect until the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. It made performing an abortion punishable by up to five years in prison.
Houston Matters
How the Roe ruling might affect other reproductive health matters (June 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We examine how the overturn of Roe v. Wade might affect other reproductive issues -- not just unwanted pregnancies. And a former second-in-command at NASA explains what she thinks is holding the space agency back.
Health & Science
Health care providers sue Texas over pre-Roe abortion ban
Posted on · In a memo issued last week, Attorney General Ken Paxton said prosecutors “may choose to immediately pursue criminal prosecutions based on violations of Texas abortion prohibitions predating Roe that were never repealed by the Texas Legislature.”
Texas
FAQ: Why have abortion services already halted in Texas?
Posted on · On Friday, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, abortions in Texas ceased despite the fact that the state’s trigger law banning the procedure has not yet gone into effect.
Politics
Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and worry about other rights
Posted on · 56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law.
Houston Matters
What overturning Roe v. Wade signals about politics and the judiciary (June 27, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We discuss what last week’s Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade signals about politics and the judiciary beyond abortion. Then, we learn about the challenges young people face when dealing with mental illness. And we get an update on Houston sports.
Houston
PHOTOS: Houston abortion rights supporters protest overturning of Roe v. Wade
Posted on · The crowd in downtown Houston featured people chanting "my body, my choice" and holding protest signs.
News
Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Posted on · In the same decision that overruled Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court was clear that the constitutional right to access contraceptives remains untouched — though one justice said he would welcome challenges to that right.
Texas
Roe v. Wade overturned: What Texas, Harris County and Houston leaders are saying
Posted on · Politicians, civic leaders and groups across the Houston area and Texas are reacting to the end of constitutional protections for abortion.