In the first challenge to new reproductive health privacy rules issued this year by the Biden-Harris administration, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued HHS in federal court, claiming that ...

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday sent the legal challenge to Texas’ restrictive abortion law to the state’s Supreme Court, a move that is expected to significantly delay the ...

The U.S. sued Texas after the Biden administration vowed to oppose Texas’ new near-total abortion ban. The lawsuit joins several legal challenges already in progress.

As Texas’ law hurtles toward the US Supreme Court, women in Nicole’s shoes have been forced to make rushed decisions or travel hundreds of miles to access health care.

If Texas successfully insulates SB 8 from judicial challenge by employing the private enforcement approach, then other states can follow that roadmap to target any federal rights they oppose.

Texas is suing to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to get an abortion where it is legal.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dealt a final blow to a legal challenge of the nation's most restrictive abortion law. The state's high court said licensing officials are not ...

Texas' abortion ban, like those in other states, exempts women who seek abortions from criminal charges. The ban provides for enforcement either through a private civil action or under the state's ...

The Texas law, SB8, deputizes any private citizen in the country with the power to bring civil litigation, in Texas state courts, against abortion providers accused of violating the ban.

Texas is one of several states to approve a wave of laws in recent years seeking to roll back abortions. Most of those laws are designed to test the Supreme Court’s commitment to its 1973 Roe v.

Texas Supreme Court holds hearing for case challenging abortion laws 02:47. AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) - On Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging the state's ...

In the law’s first month of operation, a study published by researchers at the University of Texas found that the number of abortions statewide fell by 50 percent compared with September 2020.