Texas AG Ken Paxton Fled Home To Escape Subpoena In Abortion Rights Case, Court Filing Shows

Topline Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home along with his wife Monday in an attempt to evade a subpoena in an abortion rights case that was set for hearing in a federal court on Tuesday, ...

Oklahoma Passes Third Abortion Ban—Will Outlaw Procedure Even If Roe V. Wade Isn’t Overturned

Topline The Oklahoma legislature passed its third major abortion ban in a little over a month Thursday, as House lawmakers gave final approval to a bill banning abortion starting at conception that’s ...

Oklahoma Set To Outlaw Abortion After Lawmakers Pass Two Texas-Style Bans In One Day

Topline Oklahoma is poised to ban nearly all abortions, as the state legislature passed two bills Thursday copying Texas’ controversial law against the procedure, which will likely cut off abortion ac...

Idaho Enacts Law Copying Texas’ Abortion Ban — And These States Might Be Next

Topline Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) signed into law Wednesday a near-total ban on abortion that mimics Texas’ abortion law by empowering private citizens to enforce the ban through lawsuits, making Ida...

Washington Enacts Law Blocking Texas-Style Abortion Ban As More States Copy Texas Law

Topline Washington became the first state Thursday to enact a law blocking people from being sued by the state if they undergo or help facilitate an abortion, ensuring access to the procedure after ne...

Texas Supreme Court Deals Blow To Abortion Law Challenge — Likely Killing Providers’ Case

Topline The Texas Supreme Court effectively killed abortion providers’ long-running challenge to Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure Friday, ruling that state medical licensing officials can’t enfo...

South Dakota Governor Latest To Introduce Texas Abortion Copycat Bill — Here Are All The States Weighing A Similar Ban

Topline South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) announced legislation Friday that copies provisions of Texas’ controversial near-total ban on abortion, as a growing number of GOP state legislators across th...

Abortion Providers Say Appeals Court Is Slow-Walking Texas SB 8 Lawsuit, Petition Supreme Court To Intervene — Again

Topline Abortion providers asked the Supreme Court Monday to consider their lawsuit challenging Texas’ near-total ban on abortion for a third time, in hopes of speeding up the case after a conservativ...