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Congress looks to stop horsing around on wild mustangs and burros

Wild horses roaming the untamed West have become a symbol of the American frontier. But through gaps in existing policy, many still find themselves in slaughter pipelines across both the southern and northern borders each year.  Advocates are calling on Congress to change that and codify protections for wild mustangs…

Roll Call · Sep 2

Ken Paxton’s ‘Shoddy’ Prosecution of a Midwife Is Part of a Strategy to Expand His Power. Low-Income Houstonians Are Paying the Price.

Maria Margarita Rojas is the first healthcare provider charged for abortion care under Texas’ strict criminal ban. Her attorneys say the state has no evidence—yet her clinics remain shuttered.

Texas Observer · Feb 18

Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30, 2025

GOP plot to keep married women "trapped"

As worries grow after Dobbs, experts fear restricting no-fault divorce could be a death sentence for some women

Salon · Nov 4, 2024

Idaho asks supreme court to decide on law penalizing abortion providers

At issue is a court ruling that the state’s abortion ban conflicts with government rules mandating the provision of emergency care

The Guardian - US · Nov 30, 2023

Man sues ex's friends over abortion pill

Husband seeks damages from women who allegedly helped his ex-wife obtain the medications to terminate her pregnancy

Salon · Mar 13, 2023

What Texans need to know about the trigger ban on abortion that goes into effect Thursday

WASHINGTON — A “trigger ban” on abortion that takes effect in Texas on Thursday allows harsher penalties than other state laws regulating reproductive rights and further complicates an array of abortion laws likely to face continued court challenges.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Texas laws say treatments for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies remain legal but leave lots of space for confusion

Treatments for certain pregnancy complications are distinct from abortions under Texas laws, experts say, but confusion has already limited some patients’ access to life-saving procedures and medicines.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 20, 2022

Local Lawyers Think 'Gross Negligence' Explains an Unlawful Murder Charge Based on a 'Self-Induced Abortion'

Starr County District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez has yet to explain how this egregious error escaped his notice.

Reason · Apr 13, 2022