Town Square
TOWN SQUARE EXCLUSIVE: Beto O’Rourke’s discusses plans on Texas power grid, Roe v. Wade, gun safety measures
Posted on · Today, we have an in-depth, open conversation with Texas Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke.
Tag: Roe v. Wade
Houston Matters
Other legal questions spawned by the Dobbs ruling (July 28, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Local officials take action against Union Pacific, citing pollution in Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward. And we discuss some other legal questions the recent Dobbs ruling has spawned.
Town Square
How new abortion laws are affecting women’s mental and physical health
Posted on · When it comes to the new abortion laws in Texas and across the country, there's a divide on what to do about cases of rape, incest, or if the mother’s life is at risk. Today, experts discuss the medical concerns of this complicated issue. But first, we start with the psychological impact.
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.
Houston Matters
Why the Justice Department is investigating Texas over its border initiative (July 7, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: City and county leaders plan to sue Union Pacific over alleged toxic pollution from the railroad's Fifth Ward site. Plus, we learn why the Justice Department is investigating Texas over its Operation Lone Star border initiative. And we discuss how the recent Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade could lead to an erosion of privacy rights.
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.”
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.
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.