/tags/pregnancy Pregnancy en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:18:47 GMT /health/2024-02-28/in-vitro-fertilization-embryos-children-rights Right now it's "business as usual" in Texas, but the ruling has many patients concerned about their continued access to IVF and embryo storage. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:18:47 GMT /health/2024-02-28/in-vitro-fertilization-embryos-children-rights Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-08-05/texas-ag-appeals-judges-order-allowing-women-with-complicated-pregnancies-to-get-abortions State District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum on Friday issued a temporary exemption to Texas� abortion ban. Hours later, the attorney general’s office filed an appeal, which blocked the order. Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:54:10 GMT /health/2023-08-05/texas-ag-appeals-judges-order-allowing-women-with-complicated-pregnancies-to-get-abortions William Melhado /health/2023-06-09/texas-lawmakers-extend-medicaid-access-after-birth-to-improve-health-outcomes-for-new-parents New parents in Texas will now be able to access doctor’s appointments up to a year after giving birth. A bill currently awaiting the governor’s signature extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to twelve months. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:43:43 GMT /health/2023-06-09/texas-lawmakers-extend-medicaid-access-after-birth-to-improve-health-outcomes-for-new-parents Elena Rivera /health/2023-03-01/3-abortion-bans-in-texas-leave-doctors-talking-in-code-to-pregnant-patients Some doctors in Texas are so worried about the abortion bans, they hint to patients with pregnancy complications, "I've heard traveling to Colorado is really nice this time of year." Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:00:46 GMT /health/2023-03-01/3-abortion-bans-in-texas-leave-doctors-talking-in-code-to-pregnant-patients Selena Simmons-Duffin /health/2022-12-04/in-the-hunt-for-a-male-contraceptive-scientists-look-to-stop-sperm-in-their-tracks For decades birth control research focused on women. Now there's a new push to develop gels, pills or other products that could keep men from getting their partners pregnant. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:42:20 GMT /health/2022-12-04/in-the-hunt-for-a-male-contraceptive-scientists-look-to-stop-sperm-in-their-tracks Regina G. Barber, Andrea Muraskin /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 /health/2022-10-07/why-childbirth-is-so-dangerous-for-many-young-teens Laws banning abortion in many conservative U.S. states are expected to boost birth rates among adolescents, whose bodies often aren't built for safe childbirth, or for carrying a pregnancy to term. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:18:51 GMT /health/2022-10-07/why-childbirth-is-so-dangerous-for-many-young-teens Sarah Varney /politics/2022-09-02/pregnant-woman-who-claimed-her-fetus-was-an-hov-lane-passenger-gets-another-ticket Brandy Bottone got the first traffic violation dismissed, arguing that under Texas' abortion law, her fetus counted as a person. She's hoping to make the same argument again. Fri, 02 Sep 2022 18:10:26 GMT /politics/2022-09-02/pregnant-woman-who-claimed-her-fetus-was-an-hov-lane-passenger-gets-another-ticket Vanessa Romo /health/2022-07-26/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmare New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:23:53 GMT /health/2022-07-26/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmare Carrie Feibel /health/2022-07-20/texas-officials-celebrated-end-of-abortion-rights-after-cutting-back-postpartum-medicaid-extension Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers “necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,� but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage for a full year after residents give birth. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:42:53 GMT /health/2022-07-20/texas-officials-celebrated-end-of-abortion-rights-after-cutting-back-postpartum-medicaid-extension Lomi Kriel