Family of 37-year-old Tierra Walker sues Ken Paxton and doctors, alleging she was denied a life-saving abortion before dying of preeclampsia “Tierra Walker is proof that there is no exception.” We Got This Covered · Sep 19
Suing Ken Paxton over abortion access The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions Salon · Sep 17
A religious hospital denied her a life-saving drug during an ectopic pregnancy. She lost her fertility Harmonie Perrone, 28, is suing Advocate Good Shepherd in Illinois, where reproductive rights are enshrined in law The Guardian - US · Jun 8
‘Am I going to die?’: more women join challenge to Arkansas abortion ban Case argues law violates state constitution’s guarantee to life, liberty, equality and the pursuit of happiness The Guardian - US · Apr 9
Texas’ abortion bans are here to stay despite narrow clarification Legal challenges have failed, elections haven’t moved the needle and the fight for a narrow clarification shows how immovable these laws are. The Texas Tribune · Jun 10, 2025
In 'Zurawski v. Texas,' the Post-Dobbs Reality Is Darker Than You Could Have Imagined A new documentary, produced by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and Jennifer Lawrence, shows just how catastrophic anti-abortion bills are—and what’s at stake if we stop fighting them. Marie Claire · Nov 4, 2024
‘We just have to keep fighting’: a shocking new film on the danger of US abortion laws In the Hilary Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence-produced documentary Zurawski v Texas, women whose lives have been brutally upended have their say The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2024
Abortion exceptions are a "farce" Two complaints filed against Texas hospitals reflect a bigger issue about abortion ban exceptions Salon · Aug 15, 2024
At five hour hearing, no one is happy with Texas Medical Board’s proposed abortion guidance Doctors, lawyers and advocates say the state board’s new guidance still doesn’t clarify when doctors can legally perform abortions. The Texas Tribune · May 21, 2024
Texas man seeks to have ex-partner investigated for out-of-state abortion Collin Davis asks court to green light investigation as experts call case a ‘coordinated fear campaign’ The Guardian - US · May 11, 2024
Anti-abortion crusader’s deposition requests generate fear, but no findings Jonathan Mitchell has filed at least nine petitions seeking information from abortion activists, doctors and women. None have resulted in a deposition. The Texas Tribune · May 10, 2024
'Jane Roe' is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023 As the first full year since Roe v. Wade was overturned closes, the abortion landscape in the U.S. has changed legally, politically and medically. WEKU · Dec 26, 2023
5 things to know about the latest abortion case in Texas The case involves just one abortion, but it's likely to have wider implications in the state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country. WEKU · Dec 13, 2023
A woman who sued Texas for access to abortion seeks a procedure out of state instead Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, is ill and carrying a fetus with a genetic condition that is almost always fatal. She decided to leave Texas to get an abortion. WEKU · Dec 11, 2023
The Texas Tribune · Dec 8, 2023 Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts ruling allowing Dallas woman to get an abortion After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.
The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2023 Texas judge rules woman with non-viable pregnancy can have an abortion Kate Cox sued state over ban after being unable to receive abortion care on learning her fetus had fatal diagnosis
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023 Tearful judge grants pregnant Texas woman emergency abortion Ms Cox was seeking a temporary restraining order to allow her to have an abortion; the state argued she was a permanent solution through a temporary order
WEKU · Dec 6, 2023 Texas judge grants permission for woman's abortion A woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion in Texas has been granted permission to have the procedure by a state judge. The fetus has a condition that is almost always fatal.
WEKU · Dec 6, 2023 Texas woman asks court for abortion because of pregnancy complications A woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion is asking a judge to allow it to be performed in Texas. She has health problems, and the fetus has a condition that is almost always fatal.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Pregnant Texas woman asks a court to let her have an abortion under exceptions to state's ban A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis is asking a court to let her have an abortion
The Texas Tribune · Nov 28, 2023 Texas Supreme Court considers abortion challenge In August, a judge ruled that the state’s near-total abortion ban should not apply to medically complicated pregnancies. The state appealed that ruling to the Texas Supreme Court, putting it on hold.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Texas Supreme Court hears case from women denied emergency abortions Women who experienced potentially lethal complications filed a landmark post-Roe lawsuit
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 Texas women detailed agonising pregnancies after being denied abortions. The state blames doctors Four women relived their traumas during two days of harrowing courtroom testimony against the state’s anti-abortion law. Texas attorneys questioned them about their age, doctors, and whether state officials personally told them they couldn’t get an abortion, Alex Woodward reports
Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2023 ‘Not just difficult, it’s excruciating:’ Texas women take stand at abortion hearing AUSTIN, Texas — The room went cold during Samantha Casiano’s 20-week anatomy scan for her fifth pregnancy. The ultrasound tech, previously bubbly and talkative, went silent. Something was wrong, Casiano recounted in a Travis County court Wednesday.
WEKU · Jul 20, 2023 Denied abortion for a doomed pregnancy, she tells Texas court: 'There was no mercy' Women who had complicated and tragic pregnancies are suing Texas over its abortion bans. A hearing had emotional testimony in an Austin courtroom Wednesday. The state wants the case dismissed.