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The Texas Legislature in a Time of Turmoil and Transition
Today marks the opening of the 87th Texas Legislative Session — and it signals enormous opportunity and peril for civil liberties in Texas. With a tense national political climate, a pandemic devastating communities across Texas, and lingering racial unrest since the killing of George Floyd, this session will be one of the most challenging — and most important — we have seen in recent history.
By Matthew Simpson
The Election is Over — Now Let’s Lead Freedom Forward
In the past year, we’ve witnessed so many agonizing examples of the brutal reality of systemic racism. We’ve mourned the loss of more than 270,000 American lives from a deadly pandemic. We’ve seen a dramatic shift in the ideological balance at the U.S. Supreme Court, placing abortion access, LGBTQ equality, and voting rights in peril. And threats to our democracy seem to be mounting.
By Rebecca L. Robertson
An Abortion Advocacy Movement for Everybody
Abortion is legal in Texas and across the United States, but that doesn’t stop anti-abortion politicians from doing whatever they can to interfere with access to reproductive healthcare. Local governments have added fuel to the fire by passing anti-abortion ordinances that confuse residents about their rights and increase the ever-present stigma around seeking abortion care.That’s why, for the first time, reproductive rights, health, and justice groups in our state are joining forces to expand essential health care access for all Texans by creating the Texas Abortion Access Network. Get involved and sign up to become a founding member of TAAN.
By Blair Wallace
SCOTUS Watch 2020: Attacks on Birth Control Coverage
No one should have to fear being unable to afford healthcare, including birth control.
By Anjali Salvador
SCOTUS Watch 2020: Abortion Rights Reaffirmed, for Now
Earlier this week, in the much anticipated June Medical Services v. Russo case, the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles of their abortion clinics.
By Anjali Salvador
Defying Medical Experts, Lawmakers are Weaponizing COVID-19 to Restrict Abortion Access
Ashoka Mukpo, Staff Reporter, ACLU
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By Ashoka Mukpo
Stopping the Anti-Abortion Ordinances of East Texas
Waskom. Naples. Joaquin. Tenaha. Rusk. Gary. Wells. These names might sound unfamiliar now, but you’ll be hearing more about them soon enough.
By Anjali Salvador
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