Medically Accurate Sex Education Will Help Young People Stay Safe
By Camilla Hope, Let’s Write About Sex Education Fellow at Jane’s Due Process & Austin Bat Cave As I placed my lunchbox on the cafeteria table, my best friend burst into tears (let’s call her Casey). I followed Casey to the bathroom to ask what’s wrong. She...
Introducing our new Executive Director: Rosann Mariappuram
In April 2019, we announced that Tina Hester would be retiring after 11 years with our organization. While we are sad to see Tina leave, we are so thankful for all the years that she has dedicated to defending the reproductive rights of teens in Texas. Under...
Young People Deserve the Right to Abortion
By Valeria Gonzalez, Youth Organizer at Youth Rise Texas Earlier this year in Argentina, an 11-year old referred to by her lawyers as “Lucia,” went viral online. Lucia was raped by her grandfather and was forced to give birth to an unviable pregnancy. Unfortunately,...
Bypassing the Constitution: Texas Legislature Considers Bill to Add Burdens to Pregnant Teens
By Joanna Grossman. Originally published on Verdict Justia on April 9, 2019 The Texas legislature meets for 140 days every two years, during which time it may well tackle some real issues. But on the abortion front, it devotes a great deal of time to...
Q&A with Hotline Volunteer: Vail Kohnert-Yount
Vail Kohnert-Yount is a Jane’s Due Process hotline volunteer. She comes from a long line of fierce Texas women who’ve worked for women’s rights—her grandmother helped found the Houston Women’s Clinic, her aunt continued that work for many years, and her mother, Peggie...From the Blog
Why is Sex a Bad Word?July 28, 2020By Sahana Sudarsan, Let’s Write About Sex Education Fellow at Jane’s Due Process & …
Responding to the COVID-19 moment with our Virtual Abortion DoulaJuly 7, 2020COVID-19 continues to climb in Texas — social distancing is essential to stop the …
Jane’s Due Process shows up for sex ed in TexasJuly 1, 2020For the first time in TWENTY YEARS, the Texas State Board of Education is revisiting the sex …