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• Federal judge dismisses Wendy Davis’ challenge to Texas abortion ban

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: Feb. 17, 2023

  Davis, best known for her 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill, sought to block the state’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge found Davis had not “articulated a credible, imminent threat.” Full Story 

• Texas sues to block Biden’s abortion medication guidance

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Feb. 8, 2023

  In July, the Biden administration reminded pharmacies of their obligation to not discriminate in filling prescriptions, including for abortion-inducing drugs, many of which can be used to treat other conditions as well. Full Story 

• Texans brace for the end of nearly three years of pandemic Medicaid coverage

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: Feb. 9, 2023

  Millions of Texans — mostly children, young adults and new moms — stayed on Medicaid for the duration of the pandemic. The state will soon start reevaluating eligibility. Full Story 

• In Texas’ first post-Roe legislative session, there’s a new political power dynamic on abortion

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Jan. 23, 2023

  While Democrats and the far-right edge of the Republican Party remain focused on abortion, leaders in both chambers have not yet spent much time discussing the issue this session. Full Story 

• After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Jan. 5, 2023

  Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible. Full Story 

• Texas family planning clinics require parental consent for birth control following court ruling

  By Eleanor Klibanoff and Sneha Dey Jan. 3, 2023

  The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights. Full Story 

• Federal court ruling may prevent Texas teens from getting birth control without parental permission

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: Dec. 22, 2022

  U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a former religious liberty lawyer, found that a federal program that gives teens access to birth control denies a parent “a fundamental right to control and direct the upbringing of his minor children.” Full Story 

• Why are pregnancy and childbirth killing so many Black women in Texas?

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Dec. 17, 2022

  A decade ago, Black women in Texas were twice as likely as white women to die from pregnancy and childbirth. Today, not much has changed. Full Story 

• New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Updated: Dec. 16, 2022

  The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from pregnancy and childbirth also increased significantly. Full Story 

• Delayed Texas maternal mortality report to be released next week, state says

  By Eleanor Klibanoff Dec. 9, 2022

  Due in September, the report was delayed to allow a full review of 2019 cases, the state health agency said. That review didn’t change the findings. Full Story