HB7 – Another needless abortion ban. Shellie Hayes-McMahon, Executive Director testified today in front of the House State Affairs Committee Chairman King and committee members my name is Shellie Hayes-McMahon and I am here to speak in opposition to HB 7 – another piece of legislation aimed at further restricting access to a medical protocol […]
Read More… from Portable Abortion Bans – The latest from Greg and Ken
The Supreme Court just ruled that Greg Abbott cannot force nearly a million Texas women to drive over 300 miles to access their constitutionally protected right to safe and legal abortion. Greg Abbott tried to convince the court that such harm was simply a “manageable inconvenience,” but the Supreme Court disagrees and has ruled against […]
Read More… from The Supreme Court Halts HB2 Implementation, Rules Against Abbott
On October 9th, Greg Abbott filed a memorandum with the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of HB2, calling the bill’s harm “an inconvenience, but still a manageable one.“ Texas women are facing a health care disaster at the hands of a small and extreme group of politicians. On October 2nd, a 2-1 decision by a panel […]
Here in Texas we know that battles are long and tough, but we also know that you should never count out the underdog. The fight to protect women’s rights and access to reproductive health care has been a long battle in our state. Right now, we are at a crucial point in the fight. With […]
Written by Sallie M., a Republican voter and supporter of Planned Parenthood I am a proud Texan. A proud woman. A proud member of Republican Majority for Choice. And a proud supporter of Planned Parenthood. We all know that a woman’s health care choices are incredibly personal. When we visit a doctor or are faced […]
By Yvonne Gutierrez, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes I learned early, growing up in San Antonio: things don’t come easy here in Texas. We’re a big state, with a lot of people who need basic care. I’ve dedicated 10 years to making sure Texan women can take care of themselves, plan their families, and […]
We can’t give Greg Abbott a bigger platform to continue pushing extreme policies that undermine our freedom to make personal health decisions and dictate what's best for our bodies and our futures.
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