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...
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...From the Blog
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