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Jane’s Due Process Dallas House Party 2018
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From Texas to Youth Testify: Janes Speak Out & Share Their Stories
Youth Testify is a groundbreaking leadership program that provides training and support “to equip young people, aged 17-24, with the skills to share their stories with their peers, the media, and legislators, to shift the culture of stigma and center the voices and...
Jane’s Due Process Houston House Party 2018
Please join Jane's Due Process in Houstin as we celebrate another year of hard work and progress among friends and allies at the home of Peggie Kohnert & Richard Yount. Guests will enjoy an open wine bar and hors d'oeuvres. Mark your calendars! Sponsorships are...
In the News: Rochelle Garza, A Voice For Jane at the Kavanaugh Hearings
On Friday, September 7, one Jane's story reached the Senate Judiciary Committee thanks to Rochelle Garza, a Jane's Due Process referral attorney who was invited to share with the senators how one of Judge Kavanaugh's decisions impacted a 17-year-old asylum-seeker in...
Judicial bypass study finds process to be punishing
By Emily (Rooke-Ley) Obront, co-author of "Young Women's Experiences Obtaining Judicial Bypass for Abortion in Texas" and former case manager at Jane's Due Process One of the most frequent questions I was asked when I ran the hotline at Jane’s Due Process was, “How...
In the News: Young People’s Experiences Obtaining Judicial Bypass for Abortion in Texas
A new study by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project shows that the judicial bypass process is Texas punishes and humiliates young people, thanks to testimony shared with researchers by former clients of Jane’s Due Process. You can read the study in its entirety in the...
3 Reasons Why We Need To Talk About Queer And Trans People And Birth Control
By Neesha Powell. Originally published on Everyday Feminism I’ve been on and off different types of birth control for the past 15 years. Last year, I got Mirena, an IUD that’s 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy and lasts up to 6 years. While dating...
Title X Comments Submitted By Tina Hester, Executive Director, Jane’s Due Process
Please read our July 2018 comments on the proposed changes to Title X that we co-submitted with Advocates for Youth to the Department of Health and Human Services by Tina Hester, Executive Director at Jane's Due Process. On behalf of Advocates for Youth and...
5 Reasons Why No One Should Be Legally Required to Tell Their Parents About Their Abortion
By Laura Kacere. Originally published on Everyday Feminism. A majority of states – 38, to be exact – require parental involvement in the decision of those under 18 to have an abortion. Some states require notification of a parent, while others actually require a...
Stories from Jane: #PeoplesLawsuit
Jane's Due Process is excited about the challenge against many of Texas's most restrictive and burdensome abortions laws filed earlier this month, known as The People's Lawsuit. This lawsuit directly effects the clients that we serve, because it seeks to eliminate...