Learning the Lege: Special Session is a Wild Ride!
Texas’s current special legislative session started just 6 days ago, and so far a lot has happened: a Senate committee hearing on SB 4, the medication abortion restrictions, was scheduled with 24-hour notice, then cancelled a few hours later. Then a House...
It’s Time to Testify! Oppose HB 6
***UPDATE*** Committee hearing on HB 6, the House version of the medication abortion restrictions bill, will be heard Tuesday, July 13 at 1 pm by the House Public Health Committee. The hearing is in the Reagan Building — click here for Google maps directions....
How can young people in foster care get birth control and abortion care?
By: Heather Allison, Policy Associate In Texas, unemancipated minors (people under 18 who are unmarried and haven’t been emancipated by a court order) are unable to consent to their own medical care. This means that a parent or guardian must agree before a doctor can...
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...From the Blog
A Step Forward for Abortion Justice in Austin: A Statement from Jane’s Due Process and Fund Texas Choice on Austin Public Health‘s 2024-2025 Practical Support Justice FundNovember 21, 2024We couldn’t be more excited to share this news: the Austin City Council has renewed the …
Announcing our new program: Empowering Young ParentsSeptember 25, 2024Jane’s Due Process was founded to help Texas teens access abortion despite barriers, …
Virginity as a Construct July 30, 2024This blog was written by a member of our 2024 Youth Content Squad. Virginity as a …