Texas committee defends decision to skip reviews of post-abortion ban maternal deaths
There was absolutely no nefarious intent,” said Dr. Carla Ortique, a Houston OB-GYN who chairs the Maternal Mortality and ...
Counting maternal deaths isn’t enough. Texas lawmakers need to understand the role of abortion bans | Editorial
The Texas maternal mortality review committee is skipping the years during which abortion bans went into effect. They need ...
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What does the Texas House speaker do and why are Republicans fighting?
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped his bid to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber next year ahead of a critical vote ...
Deaths in first years of Texas' abortion bans should be studied, not skipped | Opinion
If Texas has so many dangerous and deadly pregnancies that researchers are struggling to keep up, we should study more of ...
Democratic cities attempting to fund abortion services met with lawsuits
Democratic officials in Texas cities attempting to fund abortion-related services with taxpayer money are being sued.
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Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
While the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ...
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State officials skip in-depth analysis of pregnancy-related deaths from 2022 and 2023
State health officials say they will not be doing their usual review of pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, the years ...
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Texas’ maternal mortality committee faces backlash for not reviewing deaths from first two years post-Dobbs
Committee members said it was necessary to skip the two years after Texas passed its restrictive abortion laws to offer more ...
‘Deaths will be in vain’: Texas body to skip 2 years of maternal death data amid pushback
Advocates urge a Texas committee not to forego investigations into maternal deaths in 2022 and 2023. "Their deaths will be in vain," one said.
Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Committee discusses recommendations for lawmakers
ProPublica has released published reports on the deaths of three Texas women who were denied abortion-related care.
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Bill aims to make abortion pills controlled substances in Texas
The bill would reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV substances. Doctors say doing so could cause delays in ...
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Fight over Texas 'Heartbeat Act' abortion law kicked to lower court
AUSTIN, Texas — A new ruling from the Texas Supreme Court creates questions about one group's fight against the state's abortion restrictions. Friday’s ruling concerns the fight over the ...