Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has said Texas' near-total abortion should be updated to protect mothers whose lives are at risk.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Legislature should amend the language of the state's near-total abortion ban to address ...

But there’s a big problem with the report. The data is old. Pre-abortion-ban old. It looks at deaths in 2020, before Texas’ near-total abortion ban took effect in 2022.

Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas ...

The Texas Legislature may clarify for medical professionals when it’s legal to perform a life-saving abortion, Lt. Gov. Dan ...

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"I do think that we need to clarify any language so that doctors are not in fear of being penalized if they think the life of ...

Patients and doctors have said the ban's only exception is so vague and the penalties are so steep that providers are ...

Cecile Richards, longtime head of Planned Parenthood and advocate for Democratic values, died Monday at age 67. Richards ...

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was ...

Cecile Richards was a longtime activist for women's rights and the daughter of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards.