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Gov. Greg Abbott said rape victims can take Plan B. But emergency contraception isn’t widely available for the state’s poorest people.
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott said rape victims can take Plan B. But emergency contraception isn’t widely available for the state’s poorest people.Abbott said that victims of rape could take Plan B to prevent a pregnancy. Due to the state’s health care landscape, accessing emergency contraception may not be feasible for low-income Texans.
6 years after a landmark victory for Texas abortion providers, the Supreme Court reverses course
Read full article: 6 years after a landmark victory for Texas abortion providers, the Supreme Court reverses courseIn 2016, the Supreme Court blocked onerous regulations that had shuttered half of Texas’ abortion providers. On Friday, the court’s new conservative majority cited that case in overturning the constitutional protection for abortion.
Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Read full article: Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortionIn the same decision that overruled Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court was clear that the constitutional right to access contraceptives remains untouched — though one justice said he would welcome challenges to that right.