Learning the Lege: What’s a Special Session?!?!
On May 31, 2021, the Texas legislative session ended. Our state legislature meets for regular session every other year. Per the state constitution, regular session cannot last more than 140 days. When the clock strikes midnight on that last day, whatever didn’t...
Jane is Not a Virgin Podcast: Help! I’m Pregnant!
The newest episode of the Jane’s Due Process advocacy fellows’ podcast — Jane is Not a Virgin — is out. This time Anna, HK, and Veronika talk about what it’s like to find out you’re pregnant while in high school and how they made...
At 17, I Had an Abortion in Texas. Here’s Why Paxton Smith’s Speech Matters to Me.
By Anna, Jane’s Due Process Advocacy Fellow “I am terrified that if my contraceptives fail, I am terrified that if I am raped, then my hopes and aspirations and dreams and efforts for my future will no longer matter.” These words spoken during Paxton Smith’s...
Talking Title X: Frequently asked questions about birth control at Title X clinics
There are no stupid questions when it comes to your health! We encourage you to ask the clinic staff and your doctor any questions you have, like how often will I have to come back for the birth control pill? How many appointments will there be? How long does an...From the Blog
Statement on SB 33 going into effect in TexasSeptember 1, 2025SB 33, Texas’s ban on municipal funding for abortion support, became effective today, …
June 2025 Impact and UpdatesJuly 31, 2025Here’s what we accomplished in June: Answered 554 calls and texts to our helplines …
JDP Executive Director Lucie Arvallo testifies in front of the US Senate about the right to contraceptive accessJuly 16, 2025On July 16, 2025, our Executive Director, Lucie Arvallo, was invited to testify before the …