Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses reporters on the steps of the Supreme Court, in Washington March 2, 2016 (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) On Friday, a U.S. appeals court temporarily reinstated the Texas Heartbeat Act, which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Heartbeat Act
Texas State Capitol in Austin. (CrackerClips/Getty Images) A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order temporarily blocking the enforcement of Texas’s heartbeat abortion law, which allows private citizens to sue providers that perform abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be
Oklahoma Judge Blocks Abortion Laws Including Measure Similar to Texas Heartbeat Ban
(Kuzma/iStock/Getty Images Plus) An Oklahoma judge on Monday temporarily blocked two new abortion laws that were set to take effect next month, including a measure similar to Texas’ heartbeat abortion law. District Judge Cindy Truong said the two laws, which
Texas Gov. Won’t Budge On Abortion Exceptions When Chris Wallace Grills Him On 15,000 Rapes
Fox News host Chris Wallace came down hard Sunday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) about the 15,000 rapes that took place in his state in 2019 ― and about the radical anti-abortion measure, which bars the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy
Texas Caves To Donald Trump And Announces Election Audit
Texas election officials said Thursday night they were auditing the 2020 results in four large counties hours after former President Donald Trump, continuing to falsely claim the election was stolen, pressed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for a ballot review. Trump
Uma Thurman Shares Her "Darkest Secret" in Protest of Texas Abortion Law
Uma Thurman is voicing her opposition to Texas’ abortion ban by opening up about her painful past. In a Washington Post op-ed published on Tuesday, Sept. 21, the 51-year-old Pulp Fiction star shared publicly for the first time that she
Texas abortion ban prompts Salesforce to help employees, families “exit” state
Enlarge / Protesters hold up signs as they march down Congress Ave at a protest outside the Texas state capitol on May 29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Thousands of protesters came out in response to a new bill outlawing abortions
Texas law could force social media to host misinformation and hate speech
Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. Getty Images | PA Thompson Texas Governor Greg Abbott yesterday signed a ban on social media “censorship” into law, imposing new restrictions on tech companies
Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site violates its rules
Enlarge / Pro-choice protesters march outside the Texas State Capitol on Sept. 1, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Getty Images | The Washington Post Epik, the domain registrar for controversial sites such as Gab and Parler, says that the Texas abortion-whistleblower
Game studio CEO ousted after tweeting he’s “proud” to support Texas abortion ban
Enlarge / Killing Floor 2. Over Labor Day weekend, a social media firestorm began when Tripwire CEO John Gibson tweeted his endorsement of a recent Texas anti-abortion law that prohibits abortions at six weeks. The controversy ended with Gibson’s swift departure
GoDaddy boots Texas abortion “whistleblower” site for violating privacy rule
Enlarge / The Texas state capitol. Getty Images | Bo Zaunders The Texas Right to Life group will have to find a new hosting provider for its website that encourages people to report violations of the state’s restrictive new anti-abortion