Ashley Lopez
Ashley Lopez joined KUT in January 2016. She covers politics and health care, and is part of the NPR-Kaiser Health News reporting collaborative. Previously she worked as a reporter at public radio stations in Louisville, Ky.; Miami and Fort Myers, Fla., where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
Ashley was also part of NPR’s Political Reporting Partnership during the 2016 presidential election. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
You can email her at alopez@kut.org.
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Researchers say the drop in procedures has been steeper than when other new abortion restrictions have gone into effect in Texas.
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Most elections, experts warn, could be over during primaries — which means fewer voters will be choosing candidates.
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People who serve survivors of rape and incest say a six-week limit on abortions is unrealistic and emotionally harmful.
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The most restrictive abortion law in the country is back in effect in Texas, after a temporary block was lifted.
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Rallies took place across the country Saturday aimed at condemning efforts in states like Texas that are passing laws severely curtailing access to abortion.
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Black, Hispanic and Asian Texans made up the majority of the state's massive growth in the past decade — and groups say new political maps should reflect that.
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Unlike other abortion restrictions, the state is not enforcing this ban. Instead it is up to private citizens to sue.
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Voting rights experts say the latest bill still would make it harder to vote in Texas, but it's less restrictive than what almost passed in May.
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Texas will soon be the only state with a ban in effect on the dilation and evacuation procedure, the common method for second-trimester abortions.
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A federal court ruled Texas was violating the National Voter Registration Act by not allowing people to register when they updated their drivers' license information online while allowing it in person.