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The 6-week abortion ban is still in effect in Texas. Copycat laws have been filed in more states, and these laws are just the newest wave of attacks on abortion rights. You've probably heard that Roe v. Wade is under threat -- and that's true. But Roe v. Wade has...

Jane's Due Process was founded in 2001 in response to Texas passing a parental notification law for minors to access abortion. A few years later that parental notification law turned into a parental consent law, and in 2015 our state legislature updated the law to...

By: HK Gray I was sixteen when I was rushing to the hospital to give birth to my own little bundle of joy. I had meticulously done my birth plan, spent the whole nine months researching all parts of pregnancy, birth and postpartum care, but I didn’t realize that I was...

By: Nox Gender dysphoria is the condition of feeling misaligned with the gender one is assigned at birth. Gender dysphoria is a topic with virtually no coverage. However, the trans people who experience dysphoria often feel its impact in every aspect of their lives....

As of today, September 23rd, the extreme Texas abortion ban has been in effect for 23 days. Jane's Due Process continues to answer our live hotline and text lines, providing information and support to young people in Texas seeking access to abortion and birth...

By: Hannah Nguyen CW: references to sexual assault I can feel my heart pounding in my ears as I skim over the testimony on my computer for what feels like the twentieth time in the last hour. The closer the clock above me ticks to my time slot, the more my hands shake...

by: Irma Garcia, JDP Client Services Manager My name is Irma and I fight for teens' reproductive rights in Texas. As the Client Services Manager at Jane’s Due Process, and a native Texan, everyday I help young people exercise their bodily autonomy by obtaining...

Last night we suffered a devastating blow in the fight against SB 8, the the 6-week abortion ban in Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court failed to act, allowing the law to take effect as of today. SB 8 will threaten the health and safety of millions of Texans, especially the...

Over the weekend and today there's been a lot of activity around the lawsuit filed to stop SB 8, Texas's 6-week abortion ban. It can be hard to keep up with cases like this one as they move through the courts, so we wanted to catch you up so you know exactly what's...