Tag: Abortion
Other GOP states urge court to let Texas abortion law stand
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eighteen states threw new support behind Texas' ban on most abortions as the Biden administration...
EXPLAINER: The Texas abortion law’s swift impact, and future
By PAUL J. WEBER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to suspend a new law...
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S.,...
Texas Supreme Court refuses to resume Planned Parenthood suit challenging abortion law
By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune
The Texas Supreme Court denied a request Monday from Planned Parenthood to resume its lawsuit, filed in a state...
Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and PAUL WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that...
Democrats urge AG general to prosecute Texas abortion “vigilantes”
By Bethany Irvine, The Texas Tribune
Democrats on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee are calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of...
Activists focus on tip site in protesting Texas abortion law
By JAMIE STENGLE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Young people on social media have found a way to protest Texas' new law...
Mexico’s Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions...
Portland to vote on Texas trade ban over abortion law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods...
EXPLAINER: What to know about the new Texas abortion law
By PAUL J. WEBER and DAVID A. LIEB | Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Supreme Court allowing a new Texas law that bans...