Austin, TX – On Friday, December 10th at 10 am CST the Supreme Court of the United States released their opinion on the two cases challenging SB8, Texas’s 6-week abortion ban. First and most importantly, the anti-abortion majority in Supreme Court allowed SB8 to remain in effect, prolonging the ban on abortion care for the […]

Austin, TX – Today marks 100 days since the most extreme abortion ban in the country has gone into effect without any concrete action or protections from the courts.  “Justices seemed to indicate they wanted to review and rule on the constitutionality of the Texas law, known as Senate Bill 8, quickly when they put the

We are ready to support and invest in a true progressive willing to step up and restore access to abortion and family planning in Texas. Houston, TX – Today, Senator Eddie Lucio- (D-Brownsville) the most anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-public education Democrat in Texas- announced his retirement. For over three decades, Lucio has been the extremist

Austin, TX –  “The Supreme Court did not take action early Wednesday on a request to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, allowing the most restrictive abortion law in the nation to go into effect. The law, known as Senate Bill 8, amounts to a nearly complete ban

Austin, TX – The Public Health Committee met at 2 PM today to consider SB 4, a ban on medication abortion. It passed out of committee without any public input.  Avow Executive Director Aimee Arrambide issued the following statement:  Refusing to have timely hearings with public input is what cowards do when they know their

Austin, TX – Governor Abbott is clearly using his special session agenda to prove to his base that he is more extreme than his primary challengers. After failing to address the energy grid, the high uninsured rate of Texans, or the maternal mortality crisis in Texas he announced a special session to address emergency items.

Austin, TX — Today, Abbott announced his priorities for the special session — the vast majority are fringe issues (like abortion restrictions) that attack the fundamental rights of everyday Texans. Abortion is a safe and common procedure, and the majority of Texans–54%– do not want to see new restrictions. We’re just weeks away from SB8–the

Austin, TX – Last night the Texas Legislature passed HB 1280, a trigger bill that will ban all abortion in Texas if the Supreme Court dismantles the constitutional rights protected by Roe v. Wade. When signed by Governor Abbott, this bill would make abortion care a first-degree felony subjecting doctors to criminal, civil, and disciplinary

Texas bans abortion as early as 6 weeks and opens up our courts to frivolous lawsuits, despite widespread opposition Austin, TX – Governor Abbott just signed into law SB 8, one of the most extreme anti-abortion bills in the country. This bill bans abortion as early as six weeks gestation before most people know they

Texas bans abortion as early as 6 weeks and opens up our courts to frivolous lawsuits, despite widespread opposition Austin, TX – The Texas Legislature just passed SB 8, one of the most extreme anti-abortion bills in the country. If signed by Governor Abbott, this bill will ban abortion as early as six weeks gestation.