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The Texas Abortion Ban Was Just Reinstated. What Happens Next?

Crowds protesting Texas’s abortion ban walk towards Houston’s City Hall earlier this month during the nationwide Women’s March event.Melissa Phillip/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Earlier this week, when a federal district court judge paused enforcement of Texas’ new law banning nearly…

Jill Sobule: “You Better Not F*ck in Texas”

Courtesy of Jill Sobule Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Jill Sobule is an acclaimed singer-songwriter who had a few cool hits in the 1990s, including, “I Kissed a Girl.” Her songs are witty, sassy, and, occasionally, heart-breaking. (Check out “Mexican Wrestler.”) From time…

I Drove More Than 1,000 Miles to Help a Texan Get an Abortion

Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last month, Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 8, banning abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. For the Austin-based Bridge Collective, which provides transportation and accommodations to people in central Texas seeking abortions,…

How the Pandemic Prepared Texas Abortion Networks for the Worst

Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Anna Rupani woke up last Wednesday to grim news: Texas, her home state, now banned abortion after six weeks of pregancy—effectively barring 95 percent of procedures. The night before, she’d waited anxiously for a last-minute…