Abortion
Federal Judge Will Consider Temporarily Blocking Texas Abortion Ban
Posted on · The judge will hear arguments over whether the implementation of Senate Bill 8 should be put on hold pending a ruling on its constitutionality.
Tag: Texas abortion law
Town Square
Director of the Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences Dispels Vaccine Myths And Misunderstandings
Posted on · We take a look into variants, boosters, and why the mRNA vaccine became the way to combat COVID.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Home Repair After Harvey, And What’s Next In The Abortion Wars (Sept. 7, 2017)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We get advice for flooded homeowners on home inspection and repair. And we learn about the latest Texas abortion regulation and discuss what the state might try to enact next.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Abortion Ruling and Law Schools to Face Off in Court: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel debates: the […]
Houston Matters
Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Provisions of Texas Abortion Law
Posted on · The US Supreme Court this morning (June 27, 2016), in a 5-3 ruling, struck down two provisions of a Texas law regulating abortion: one requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admissions privileges within 30 miles; the other requiring clinics that provide abortions to meet the standards of outpatient surgical centers. The state argued […]
Houston Matters
Will Texas Have Enough Doctors Who Can Perform Abortions?
Posted on · In Texas, clinics that provide abortion are struggling to comply with strict new laws. More than 20 clinics have already closed, and one of the Texas laws is now being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. But there's another related issue unfolding much more quietly: the number of doctors who provide abortions in Texas is […]
Abortion Training Taboo
Part Two: Will Texas Have Enough Doctors Who Can Perform The Procedure?
Posted on · Professors of obstetrics and gynecology in Texas are struggling to teach new doctors about abortion. This story delves into the specifics of training, explaining why a doctor who knows how to perform a dilation and curettage procedure (the foundation of abortion technique) may still not be competent to perform elective abortions in Texas – and why that matters.
Abortion Training Taboo
Part One: How Texas Politics Influence Medical Education
Posted on · Obstetrician-gynecologists are supposed to learn how to perform abortions as part of their four-year residency. That’s become much harder in Texas, which has lost more than 20 abortion clinics in the past few years. Medical professors in Texas fear political repercussions for providing – or even just discussing – abortion training.
Health & Science
US Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Abortion Clinic Law Similar To Texas
Posted on · The law requires doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Election Oddities and 59 Diner Closes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week we discuss: some oddities […]
Houston Matters
How the Fifth Circuit Became the Nation’s Most Right-Leaning Appellate Court
Posted on · Until a new justice is named and confirmed to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court, any rulings resulting in a 4-4 tie among the current justices will lead to the lower court ruling being upheld, without a precedent set. When it comes to cases involving the state of Texas, that lower […]
Health & Science
Texas Abortion Clinics Appeal To US Supreme Court
Posted on · The fight over a controversial Texas abortion law is now before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court will decide whether to hear the case later this fall.
Houston Matters
With Texas Abortion Law on Hold, What Might Become of It at the Supreme Court?
Posted on · Late last month, and for a 2nd time, the U.S. Supreme Court put implementation of HB2 on hold. The High Court may now decide in its next term to hear a case challenging if the controversial legislation creates an undue burden for Texas women seeking abortions. House Bill 2, passed back in July of 2013, […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Supreme Court Rulings Aplenty: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · From the Supreme Court ruling on the Texas abortion law, to the Supreme Court ruling on the EPA regulating emissions from power plants, to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton saying county officials could deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples: we discuss The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of this week’s news. Our panel of […]
Houston Matters
Abortion Clinics Could Close After Court Rules Texas Restrictions Are Constitutional
Posted on · The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans Tuesday upheld nearly all of the provisions in a controversial law which could leave fewer than ten health clinics in Texas that provide abortions. The three judge panel upheld House Bill 2‘s requirements for such facilities to meet the standards of hospital-style surgical […]