Civil SocietyStatewide NewsFormer State Sen. Wendy Davis Joins Planned Parenthood Texas Activist Arm
Davis has made a political career out of abortion advocacy and now she joins the foremost pro-choice entity in the country.
Davis has made a political career out of abortion advocacy and now she joins the foremost pro-choice entity in the country.
The governor's response indicates a new focused messaging on firm opposition to abortion rather than responding to legal details.
The law became effective 30 days after the release of the court's judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson.
District attorneys in Travis, Bexar, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Hidalgo, and Collin counties cannot enforce the old ban for now.
Both bans outlaw elective abortions from the point of conception. The laws do not apply to treatments for miscarriages or ectopic pregnancy.
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Beto O'Rourke avoided drawing any legal line on abortion at his presser condemning the leaked Supreme Court opinion.