Reproductive Freedom

The ACLU of Texas works to ensure that everyone in Texas can decide if, when, and with whom they have children.

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What you need to know

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Nearly one in four people in the United States has an abortion by age 35.

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade completely eliminated abortion access in Texas.

2021

The year in which the most abortion restrictions ever were enacted across the United States.

We work at the federal, state, and local levels to advance reproductive justice and abortion access. We know the decision to have an abortion is best left to an individual person, their loved ones, and their doctor. Yet, extremist politicians in Texas and around the country have passed civil and criminal laws banning abortion care and putting people and communities at risk.

Abortion is currently banned in Texas. Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, Texas’ “trigger law” went into effect, prohibiting abortion at all stages of pregnancy and threatening imprisonment and fines. Previously, Gov. Greg Abbott enacted Senate Bill 8 into law on September 1, 2021. This law effectively banned abortion around six weeks of gestation and gave strangers unprecedented authority to act as bounty hunters and collect up to $10,000 per abortion for taking doctors, health centers, and anyone who helps another person access abortion to court. These two laws are the latest in a long line of abortion restrictions in Texas.

A majority of Texans support the right to an abortion. That’s why Texans of different races, ages, and genders are joining the Texas Abortion Advocacy Network Academy to learn from experts, build community with other Texans, and work together to restore and expand abortion access in our own communities.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Abortion in Texas

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New Lizelle Gonzalez Filing Reveals Gross Abuse of Power by Texas Officials who Engaged in Wrongful Prosecution of Abortion

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom, Libertad reproductiva
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ACLU of Texas Comments on Passage of S.B. 33 — Bill That Bans Local Government Assistance for Abortion Care Out of State

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom, Libertad reproductiva
Court Case
Apr 22, 2025

Jackson v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and Jackson & Walker LLP have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, on behalf of a Texas family, asserting that the agency’s rules violate the family’s constitutional rights to due process.
Court Case
Jul 13, 2021

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

Court Case
Apr 13, 2020

Planned Parenthood v. Abbott et al

A lawsuit challenging the State of Texas' efforts to block people’s access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court Case
Aug 23, 2016

Franciscan Alliance, Inc. v. Burwell

A motion to intervene in a case brought by a group of states and religiously affiliated health care organizations against the federal government.