Pregnant women take a leading role in new legal battles over abortion. After the Texas Supreme Court prevented Kate Cox from getting an abortion in Texas, other people seeking abortions may try to sue ...

CBC News travelled to the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, which already has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. While advocates struggle to help pregnant people, anti ...

Supreme Court to hear Texas abortion law challenges 01:11. Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will take up this term a legal battle over a Texas law that bans most abortions after ...

When I think back on the past decade of abortion rights battles in Texas, one moment in particular stands out. It was 2013, and Wendy Davis, then a state senator, captured international attention ...

It’s hard to predict what the court could decide, but its ruling will likely determine the future of abortion care in Texas and shape the legal battles to come. By Reese Oxner Oct. 29, 2021 5 PM ...

Nationwide protests against the Texas ban took place last week Some Texas abortion clinics have reopened amid fears that a legal ruling which halted the state's near-total abortion ban may be ...

On Friday, the Supreme Court seemed to have sided in part with abortion providers challenging a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks, determining that providers could still sue in federal court.

Two Texas abortion advocacy groups are trying a new legal strategy to strike down the state’s restrictive abortion law, which has proven very difficult so far to challenge in court.

It is hard to challenge the Texas law because it was written in a novel way: It effectively deputizes private citizens to enforce it, and bans the state government from doing so.

A Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into the pregnancy could provide the playbook for red states to pass extreme abortion restrictions – without having to wait for ...

The only situations where abortion is legal in Texas are medical emergencies. These are cases where a doctor determines that a woman’s life would be in danger if she didn’t terminate her ...

From the broad strokes to the details, and taking the various legal interpretations into account, here’s everything you need to know about abortion laws in Texas. The basics. The state’s ...