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A Texas appeals court ruled the state did not provide any evidence that Houston midwife Maria Rojas violated the TX abortion ban. While a win, her low-cost clinics will likely not reopen. Bkgd @texasobserver.org: www.texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-p... Ruling: reproductiverights.org/wp-content/u...

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.www.texasobserver.org

As an actual Texas abortion rights reporter (and lifelong Texan) I assure you this take is severely flawed. Not only does it underestimate the popularity of abortion rights, it reinforces the centrist fallacy of acquiescing to Republicans to gain power –– reality shows "compromises" do not work.

(1/2) A reminder that when it comes to abortion rights, Ken Paxton: -led multiple lawsuits against out of state providers -tried to throw a midwife in jail for life -threatened docs w/ felonies if they helped a TX woman w/ emergency abortion care -legally attacked abortion funds + supporters

At least 4,200 people in Texas were still able to access abortion care through telehealth this June. Nationally, telehealth w/ pills accounts for 27% abortions across the U.S., according to @societyfp.bsky.social

“Who would have the gall to file a lawsuit over someone’s decision like that and splash it all over the papers, except for someone who intends to further abuse?,” said Marc Hearron, senior counsel w/ @reprorights.org

For @motherjones.com: I take a look at the many anti-abortion Texas-based lawsuits that target abortion pills and why they keep relying on plaintiffs later revealed to be problematic and "abusive." “These cases range from messy to downright wild,” says law professor @maryrziegler.bsky.social

The messy plaintiffs behind so many anti-abortion lawsuitsAllegations of domestic violence have turned yet another abortion-pill case into "a PR disaster."www.motherjones.com

So incredibly proud of my dear friend @jazmineulloa.bsky.social's ambitious and beautifully woven new book that traces the complex and rich history of El Paso through the lives of five families, elevating the border city to its "rightful position" at the center of our American story. An excerpt here

NEW: TX AG Paxton sues international abortion pill provider Aid Access for allegedly shipping medication to Texans. This comes after a similar suit against a Delaware-based provider. These suits go up against shield laws + now, international law Filing www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...

Attorney General Paxton wants to imprison midwife Maria Rojas –– a Latina from Peru who was serving the Spanish-speaking community –– for life based on a "baseless" case. I report that the lead investigator has made several pro-MAGA social media posts that include strong anti-immigrant sentiments:

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.www.texasobserver.org

My latest for @texasobserver.org: 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.

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.www.texasobserver.org

BREAKING: Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing abortion pill provider Debra Lynch, founder of Delaware-based Her Safe Harbor for violating Texas abortion law. I talked to Debra in Sept. and she said she would keep providing care to Texans despite HB 7. Suit: www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...

When I write that Texas right-wing officials are "insatiable" in their crusade to decimate abortion care, it's not hyperbole. This second attempt by TX is in addition to: ->A full criminal ban since 2022 + near-total ban since 2021 ->A new bounty-hunter vigilante.... www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Texas, Florida mount latest legal challenge to FDA abortion pill approvalTexas and Florida have launched the latest lawsuit seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of a new generic vers...www.reuters.com

I spoke with two out-of-state abortion pill providers who tell me a new aggressive Texas law, set to take effect Dec. 4, will not deter them from offering care: “We will not halt shipments to Texas. We refuse to comply with cruelty disguised as law,” says Debra Lynch of @hersafeharbor.bsky.social

On Thurs., Dec. 4 a new Texas anti-abortion law takes effect. HB 7 aims to halt access to medication abortion by empowering people to sue anyone who mails, prescribes, or provides abortion-inducing pills to the state and reap a minimum of $100K in court. Background: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Texas Extremists Are Trying Everything to Block Abortion MedicationTexas officials and activists are ramping up the fight against abortion pill access. But providers are standing firm.www.thenation.com

"During Walker’s many hospital and prenatal visits, 21 OB-GYNs were among the more than 90 physicians involved in her care. None of them counseled her on the option — or the health benefits — of a termination, according to medical records."

Texans under 18 faced more barriers to accessing abortion care in clinics than any other age group in the months following the 2021 near-total abortion ban, according to a new study in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social Caveat: this study does not include SMA ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

Changes in Facility-Based Abortion Care Among Texas Resident Minors and Young Adults After a 2021 Abortion Ban: September 2020–May 2022 | AJPH | Vol. IssueObjectives. To compare changes in the number of facility-based abortions among Texas residents in different age groups following the state’s 2021 law prohibiting abortion after detection of embryonic ...ajph.aphapublications.org

At least two out-of-state abortion pill providers @themap-crhc.bsky.social and @hersafeharbor.bsky.social tell me they are undeterred in the face of a new Texas law that allows citizens to sue them and others. "We refuse to comply with cruelty disguised as law." www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Texas Extremists Are Trying Everything to Block Abortion MedicationTexas officials and activists are ramping up the fight against abortion pill access. But providers are standing firm.www.thenation.com

For @thenation.com: While Texas officials wage a battle against New York's abortion shield law and welcome a law to block abortion medication access, out-of-state providers that send pills to Texans like @hersafeharbor.bsky.social tell me they will not back down: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Texas Extremists Are Trying Everything to Block Abortion MedicationTexas officials and activists are ramping up the fight against abortion pill access. But providers are standing firm.www.thenation.com

This new study from @nber.org analyzed the imapct of 2013 Texas abortion laws, finding bans cause “significant economic hardship” and widen income inequality, translating into higher rates of “financially motivated crime, such as theft and burglary.” www.nber.org/papers/w34245

Abortion, Economic Hardship, and CrimeFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...www.nber.org

While Texas already bans abortion, with HB 7 Republicans aim to halt the flow of abortion medication from out of state, one of the only remaining avenues for Texans to still access care. The bill now moves to the Gov's desk. My latest for @texasobserver.org: www.texasobserver.org/texas-legisl...

Texas Legislature Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion PillsHouse Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.www.texasobserver.org