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The Supreme Court refused to block Texas’ abortion ban. Sonia Sotomayor says majority ‘opted to bury their heads in the sand’
In separate dissents, Justices Sotomayor and Elena Kagan used strong language to decry 5-4 Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’ six-week abortion ban to continue.
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As abortion ban goes into effect, Texas poised to double down with separate restrictions on abortion-inducing medications
The bill was finalized hours before a law banning nearly all abortions in the state went into effect.
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Texas patients may have to travel hundreds of miles for abortion access, out-of-state clinics brace for surge
Texas-based patients put pressure on abortion clinics in other states — and with it demands on abortion funds.
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67 abortions in 17 hours: Inside a Texas clinic’s race to beat new six-week abortion ban
At Whole Woman’s Health in Fort Worth, it was a race to perform as many abortions as possible until midnight, when a new Texas ban on the procedure became law.
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'We are always excluded': Kids with undocumented parents were supposed to get the child tax credit. Many still haven’t.
Families that include undocumented immigrants are reporting not receiving the child tax credit, even after the law was changed to make them eligible for the first time.
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The 19th Explains: What to know about Texas’ abortion law
A federal judge has halted enforcement of Texas' law, which effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Advancing voter restrictions could jeopardize political influence of women of color
Texas’ massive bill to implement voting restrictions is heading to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. Eighteen states across the U.S. have passed similar legislation this year.
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Even if Texas’ six-week abortion ban is overturned, clinics will close
The strictest abortion restriction in the country is set to go into effect Wednesday. Experts say that even if the law is eventually blocked, the damage will have been done.
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'Best decision I made': Women who got vaccinated while pregnant share their stories
19th readers who have received the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant took to Twitter to share their experiences with us.
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LGBTQ+ people of color face greatest risk from spike in hate crimes. Why doesn't FBI data include them?
Across the nation, more hate crimes were reported in 2020 than in any year since 2008. Advocates say federal data is missing crucial context that keeps resources from those at the greatest risk.