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He stood up to Gov. Greg Abbott and SB8 when he performed an illegal abortion, and he dared people to sue him — and they did. Dr. Alan Braid tells his story to TPR's David Martin Davies.
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He stood up to Gov. Greg Abbott and SB8 when he performed an illegal abortion, and he dared people to sue him — and they did. Dr. Alan Braid tells his story to TPR's David Martin Davies.
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The court’s ruling does not overturn the 2021 law, which banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also does not impact the near-total bans on abortion that went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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A new study from UT Austin shows the number of abortions performed in Texas dropped dramatically in the months following Senate Bill 8.
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Texas’ trigger ban is in effect, formalizing what Rio Grande Valley advocates already knew — abortion is illegal. But they say they're not done fighting.
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Lizelle Herrera, 26, was released from custody Saturday night on $500,000 bond. Then, on Sunday, the DA said the Starr County Sheriff's Department "did their duty in investigating the incident brought to their attention by the reporting hospital." However, he said that this is not a criminal matter under Texas law.
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Teens who want abortions without a parent’s consent need a court’s OK. That’s almost impossible now.Once a minor discovers they're pregnant and goes through the process of seeking a judge's permission, it may be too late to get an abortion in Texas.
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision means it could take months before abortion providers’ challenge to the restrictive law returns to a federal court.
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After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to keep the restrictive Texas abortion law in effect.
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The high court dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's request to block the law.