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Abortion
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The 19th wants to know how the Texas abortion law has impacted you and your community
Our reporters are here to answer your questions and listen to your experiences as abortion access becomes increasingly limited.
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‘We’re seeing shock.’ Texas abortion clinics are now operating as trauma centers
Senate Bill 8 has eroded abortion access in Texas. But desperate patients are still showing up to clinics seeking emotional support — and sometimes, out-of-state options.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death continues to reverberate as abortion fight heats up
'I think a lot of the things that she predicted would happen, have happened,' the justice’s biographer said.
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Abortion clinics north of Texas are seeing double the number of patients than before state abortion ban
Those who want to end a pregnancy are doing their best to travel beyond state borders in the aftermath of a strict anti-abortion law. Some are succeeding. Many are not.
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Abortions are now all but impossible to get for minors in Texas
Texas is one of 37 states that requires parental consent for abortion. If minors can’t get that, they have to go through a legal process that means most would miss the six-week deadline.
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The 19th Explains: Will Texas’ six-week abortion ban be blocked by the courts?
The federal government is asking a judge in Texas to block the state’s six-week abortion ban. Its argument could hold up, legal experts say.
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Policing and surveillance: How Texas’ abortion law could add to systemic racism
Some experts see the existence of the law as a tool to threaten groups that are already vulnerable to disproportionate punishment.