by Jordana Choucair | Sep 7, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Department of Justice announced Monday it would protect people’s access to abortion in Texas despite a new state law that bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a statement saying that, pursuant to the...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 2, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Supreme Court voted to allow a Texas law banning nearly all abortions to stay in place after it went into effect Wednesday. In a 5-4 vote, the majority said abortion providers and others who filed an emergency appeal to block the measure hadn’t met the high...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 1, 2021 | Access & Coverage
The Supreme Court did not take action on a request to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, allowing the most restrictive abortion law in the nation to go into effect. The law allows private citizens to sue abortion providers...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 31, 2021 | Access & Coverage
Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to block a controversial abortion law that’s set to go into effect Wednesday. The law bans abortions at six weeks and allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 26, 2021 | Access & Coverage
Congressional Democrats are looking to create a new federal program to provide health insurance coverage in the 12 Republican-led states that have declined to expand Medicaid. The program would be part of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution. Initially, the federal...
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