Texas
Center for Reproductive Rights Asks For Ultrasound Rehearing
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 26, 2012 - 11:04am (Print)
The group requests that the entire 5th Circuit Court of Appeals hear the case.
Texas Mandatory Ultrasound Law Still Not Going Into Effect
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 12, 2012 - 9:18am (Print)
Although the 5th circuit has overruled the injunction on the law, there's still no consensus on when it will be enforced.
Texas Mandatory Ultrasound Law Is To Be Enforced After District Court Intervenes
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 11, 2012 - 10:08am (Print)
The law, which was blocked by a Texas judge, must now be enforced even as the court continues to argue over its constitutionality.
Letter to TX Media: Women can make their own reproductive choices
A federal court just gave Texas’s demeaning and invasive mandatory ultrasound the green light. Enforcement could potentially begin as early as January 31.
Send a letter to Texas media NOW—let them know that this ruling is unjust and hurts women.
5th Circuit Court Hears Texas Ultrasound Law
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 5, 2012 - 8:25am (Print)
The three judge panel will decide if the injunction against forcing doctors to describe pre-abortion ultrasounds to their patients should be dropped.
Obama Administration Tells Texas They Can't Exclude Abortion Providers From Family Planning Funds
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
December 13, 2011 - 2:01pm (Print)
The state of Texas has been overruled when it comes to a bill blocking funding from any health care provider that also provides abortion.
In Opposition to Most of American Citizens, Rick Perry Supports "Personhood"
The phenomenally inarticulate Mr. Perry attempts to describe his intention to make America an anti-choice nation, and through his roundabout fumbling we can ascertain that he supports "life from conception"-- a belief that the majority of Americans do not hold.
See all our coverage of egg-as-person initiatives here.
Revisiting Marianismo
by Bianca I. Laureano, LatinoSexuality.com
November 9, 2011 - 6:54pm (Print)
Revisiting a "cultural value" among Latin@s and an interview with documentarian Erica Fletcher who created a film Marianismo about Latinas living with HIV.
The Religious Right's Reality: Where Doctors Pray Over Your Vagina and Fanatics Don't Care If You Die
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
October 31, 2011 - 4:51pm (Print)
If you ever wonder how it is that the religious right can be so daft when it comes to understanding the real world effects of their preferred policies, wonder no more. It's because they just don't care.
Follow Amanda Marcotte on Twitter, @amandamarcotte
Sex Ed in Texas? Perry's Policies Result in High Rates of Teen Pregnancy and Disease
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
October 19, 2011 - 7:28pm (Print)
New research out of the University of Texas, Houston, confirms that young people in Texas are more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors than their peers nationwide. And, the researchers suggest that the state's conservative policies policies around sexuality education and reproductive heath are to blame.
