Texas abortion law
Miscarriage should not be a crime
By Liz Charlotte Grant — January 10, 2024
(RNS) — The story of a 33-year-old Ohio woman shows why compassion must shape our abortion laws.
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but lets clinics sue
By Mark Sherman — December 10, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Texas’ ban on most abortions, offering only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The decision, little more than a week after the court signaled it would roll back abortion rights and possibly overturn […]
Jewish women to march in abortion rights rally
By Yonat Shimron — October 1, 2021
(RNS) — The National Council for Jewish Women will host a special Shabbat morning service at the site of the Washington march Saturday in Freedom Plaza.
Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
By Jim Salter — September 30, 2021
Three Democratic members of Congress on Thursday offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri said she was raped on a church youth trip. Rep. Barbara Lee of California said she received […]
National Baptist Convention USA president questions ‘hypocritical’ mandate views
By Adelle M. Banks — September 29, 2021
(RNS) — The leader of the Black denomination preached about the need to ‘confront our faults in this country,’ pointing to the Jan. 6 insurrection as an example.
Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban
By David Crary — September 16, 2021
The wariness relates in part to the law’s most novel feature, which some critics view as an invitation to vigilantes: It provides no enforcement role for public officials and instead authorizes private citizens to sue anyone they deem to be assisting in an abortion.
When does life begin? There’s more than one religious view
By Rachel Mikva — September 7, 2021
(The Conversation) — As a scholar of Jewish Studies, I appreciate how rabbinic sources grapple with the complexity of the issue.
The real question is: Who benefits from Texas’ new abortion law?
By Asha Dahya — September 4, 2021
(RNS) — Evangelicals would argue the unborn baby does. But what about the living mother? What considerations are they offering her in light of its impact?
Some faith groups laud Texas abortion ban, others cite religious freedom concerns
By Jack Jenkins — September 2, 2021
(RNS) — Some religious groups are expressing concern not only about the impact of the bill on people seeking abortions, but also on the religious freedom of those who support them.
Texas’ abortion ban is against my religion. As a rabbi, I will defy it if necessary.
By Danny Horwitz — September 2, 2021
(RNS) — Judaism teaches that potential life is sacred. Nevertheless, our religion also teaches that potential life is not the same as actual life, that a fetus is not a human being.
As Texas ban on abortion goes into effect, a religion scholar explains that pre-modern Christian attitudes on marriage and reproductive rights were quite different
By Luis Josué Salés — September 2, 2021
(The Conversation) — The Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. However, abortion and contraception were quite common among pre-modern Christians.
Texas Catholic cemeteries offer to bury fetal remains at no cost
By David Gibson — December 14, 2016
(RNS) The proposal is a response to a controversial new state regulation mandating the burial or cremation of fetal remains from an abortion or miscarriage.
Future of Texas abortion case at crossroads
By Richard Wolf — March 3, 2016
WASHINGTON - Proponents of abortion rights could be on the verge of a big victory, a small defeat or a do-over at the Supreme Court.
Texas abortion case goes before short-handed Supreme Court
By Richard Wolf — March 2, 2016
WASHINGTON -- The case is a test for the pro-life strategy of applying restrictive regulations to doctors and facilities rather than trying to ban the procedure outright.
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