Banned /banned How abortion laws since the fall of Roe have impacted people in Austin. en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:01:00 GMT Abortion is not an option in Texas � even if a developing baby has a low chance of survival /health/2022-11-02/abortion-is-not-an-option-in-texas-even-if-a-developing-baby-has-a-low-chance-of-survival Aborting a pregnancy, in which a pregnant person’s doctor believes the developing baby has little chance of surviving in or outside the womb is illegal in Texas. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:01:00 GMT /health/2022-11-02/abortion-is-not-an-option-in-texas-even-if-a-developing-baby-has-a-low-chance-of-survival Seema Mathur Some Texas Republicans want an exception for rape in the abortion ban. That doesn't mean much. /politics/2022-10-21/abortion-ban-texas-republicans-rape-exception State Sen. Robert Nichols became the first GOP lawmaker to publicly say he wants to change the law. But he’s not even willing to craft a bill. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2022-10-21/abortion-ban-texas-republicans-rape-exception Sergio Martínez-Beltrán The post-Roe legal landscape regulating abortion in Texas: 'Myriad laws on top of laws' /health/2022-10-20/abortion-laws-in-texas-after-roe-v-wade-overturned Some of Texas' abortion laws right now are criminal. Some are civil. Some are recently passed laws. Some have been on the books for decades. One thing is clear: Abortion is banned with limited exceptions. Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:01:00 GMT /health/2022-10-20/abortion-laws-in-texas-after-roe-v-wade-overturned Jennifer Stayton Texas' abortion ban adds pressure to already strained Medicaid system /health/2022-10-19/texas-abortion-ban-adds-pressure-to-already-strained-medicaid-system Low-income Texans no longer able to access abortion are likely to carry out a pregnancy. Many of them don’t have health insurance, which means they’re eligible for Medicaid. But the system operates at the minimum here. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:01:00 GMT /health/2022-10-19/texas-abortion-ban-adds-pressure-to-already-strained-medicaid-system Haya Panjwani What it’s like to date (and have sex) under Texas' abortion ban /health/2022-10-18/what-its-like-to-date-and-have-sex-under-texas-abortion-ban Some people are having deeper conversations earlier on in dating � not just about contraception and potential pregnancy but about values. The result can be increased intimacy, but also exhaustion, particularly among women. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:05:00 GMT /health/2022-10-18/what-its-like-to-date-and-have-sex-under-texas-abortion-ban Audrey McGlinchy With abortions banned, these Central Texans turned to permanent forms of birth control /health/2022-10-17/vasectomy-tubes-tied-sterilization-abortion-ban-roe-v-wade-overturned Local doctors have seen a surge in requests for vasectomies and salpingectomies since Texas' abortion bans went into effect. Some people see this as a way to remain childfree, while others want to avoid high-risk pregnancies. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:01:00 GMT /health/2022-10-17/vasectomy-tubes-tied-sterilization-abortion-ban-roe-v-wade-overturned Marisa Charpentier