abortion - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/abortion/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:13:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 abortion - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/abortion/ 32 32 103504436 Accused in Paxton abortion case barred from Bay City clinics | News | baycitytribune.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/accused-in-paxton-abortion-case-barred-from-bay-city-clinics-news-baycitytribune-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accused-in-paxton-abortion-case-barred-from-bay-city-clinics-news-baycitytribune-com Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:13:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=702f74e2a96ebe13ef3b17ab0dac5db2 Kate Watson: Brazoria County Fair 2025 w/ Braxton Keith. Brazoria County Fairgrounds. 4:00PM.

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]]> 1042071 States face off over abortion pills (Sept. 9, 2025) https://houstonnewmedia.org/states-face-off-over-abortion-pills-sept-9-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=states-face-off-over-abortion-pills-sept-9-2025 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:07 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2025/09/09/530230/states-face-off-over-abortion-pills-sept-9-2025/ On Tuesday's show: We learn how Texas and other states are facing off in the fight over access to abortion pills. New York's attorney general says she will intervene in a legal fight related to the Texas ban on those pills. Texas Tribune reporter Alex ...

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]]> 1023929 Abortion Bans Caused Delayed Care, Families Demand Justice – Majic 94.5 https://houstonnewmedia.org/abortion-bans-caused-delayed-care-families-demand-justice-majic-94-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abortion-bans-caused-delayed-care-families-demand-justice-majic-94-5 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:22:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5b8c29ffb025a1becce7526550a44dad In an interview with the outlet, Porsha's husband, Hope Ngumezi, shared how his wife died two years ago at Houston Methodist Sugar Land after having a ...

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]]> 1011972 Houston man says Texas abortion laws ‘killed my wife’ after miscarriage – YouTube https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-man-says-texas-abortion-laws-killed-my-wife-after-miscarriage-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-man-says-texas-abortion-laws-killed-my-wife-after-miscarriage-youtube Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:18:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a607edbdc059d848dfdd21c565ce3eac Hope Ngumezi describes how his pregnant wife died at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital after passing grapefruit-sized blood clots as she ...

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]]> 1009800 Redistricting controversy, Floods, THC, abortion – breaking down this week’s packed special session https://houstonnewmedia.org/redistricting-controversy-floods-thc-abortion-breaking-down-this-weeks-packed-special-session-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=redistricting-controversy-floods-thc-abortion-breaking-down-this-weeks-packed-special-session-2 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 02:16:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=04b67f0d071658bcd29ce79c994638ca The Texas Legislature has convened a special session to tackle 18 agenda items, focusing on post-flood recovery, THC product regulation, ...

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]]> 990900 Under Texas‘ Abortion Ban, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage https://houstonnewmedia.org/under-texas-abortion-ban-more-women-nearly-bled-to-death-during-miscarriage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=under-texas-abortion-ban-more-women-nearly-bled-to-death-during-miscarriage Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:03:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=395366d26d8a5a8c2c54ae9d975b7e3d When the mother of two showed up bleeding at Houston Methodist Sugar Land in June 2023, at 11 weeks pregnant, her sonogram suggested an “ongoing ...

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]]> 978269 Yes, Gov. Abbott, the abortion law needs to be fixed | Opinion – Houston Chronicle https://houstonnewmedia.org/yes-gov-abbott-the-abortion-law-needs-to-be-fixed-opinion-houston-chronicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yes-gov-abbott-the-abortion-law-needs-to-be-fixed-opinion-houston-chronicle Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:27:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4792d963f695c1700c9e0bbbacad1ae7 The 126 abortions performed in Texas between August 2022 and August 2024 do not validate the Texas abortion laws. ... It is a Sugar Land landmark. I ...

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]]> 907332 Updating the abortion ban (Jan. 30, 2025) https://houstonnewmedia.org/updating-the-abortion-ban-jan-30-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=updating-the-abortion-ban-jan-30-2025 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:00:32 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2025/01/30/512150/tweaking-the-abortion-ban-jan-30-2025/ On Thursday's show: Prosecutors are dismissing charges against two of three former Harris County staffers over a COVID-era contract process gone wrong. We learn the latest in a nearly three-year-long saga.Also this hour: Could the Texas Legislature twe...

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]]> 892261 The Abortion Wars Continue – CounterPunch.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-abortion-wars-continue-counterpunch-org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-abortion-wars-continue-counterpunch-org Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:02:17 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ca96489ea6f0e3e1d9b4d673ee4bd601 ... Sugar Land Hospital that she'd needed two transfusions. According to a nurse's notes, she was “passing large clots the size of grapefruit.” Her ...

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]]> 891120 Missouri city shoots down effort to make it an anti-abortion ‘sanctuary,’ for now – KCUR https://houstonnewmedia.org/missouri-city-shoots-down-effort-to-make-it-an-anti-abortion-sanctuary-for-now-kcur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missouri-city-shoots-down-effort-to-make-it-an-anti-abortion-sanctuary-for-now-kcur Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:48:36 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=679d754c421fb3c1375c75c1b03fc027 Missouri city shoots down effort to make it an anti-abortion 'sanctuary,' for now. St. Louis Public Radio | By Jonathan Ahl. Published January 7 ...

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]]> 876298 Dufresne: Texas near-total abortion ban puts lives at risk – Seguin Gazette https://houstonnewmedia.org/dufresne-texas-near-total-abortion-ban-puts-lives-at-risk-seguin-gazette/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dufresne-texas-near-total-abortion-ban-puts-lives-at-risk-seguin-gazette Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:30:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7424a8a7b18ce8326a44d9157f0e31cb ... Houston Methodist Sugar Land. Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana,

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]]> 859811 Abortion bans and preventable deaths (Dec. 2, 2024) https://houstonnewmedia.org/abortion-bans-and-preventable-deaths-dec-2-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abortion-bans-and-preventable-deaths-dec-2-2024 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:00:24 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/12/02/507128/abortion-bans-and-preventable-deaths-dec-2-2024/ On Monday's show: An investigative series from ProPublica called The Life of the Mother examines how abortion bans after the overturn of Roe v. Wade have led to preventable deaths.Also this hour: We offer listeners their monthly chance to vent their pe...

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]]> 855611 Texas Abortion Laws Raise Healthcare Concerns – The Pinnacle Gazette https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-abortion-laws-raise-healthcare-concerns-the-pinnacle-gazette/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-abortion-laws-raise-healthcare-concerns-the-pinnacle-gazette Sat, 30 Nov 2024 03:07:03 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=46f02ba2b16d379a66be2625111b4016 On June 11, 2023, tragedy struck at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital when Porsha Ngumezi, just 11 weeks pregnant, died after experiencing ...

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]]> 854909 Black Mother Bleeds To Death From Miscarriage Due To Texas Abortion Ban https://houstonnewmedia.org/black-mother-bleeds-to-death-from-miscarriage-due-to-texas-abortion-ban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-mother-bleeds-to-death-from-miscarriage-due-to-texas-abortion-ban Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:29:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2b0bc9e819c4c6610334d94ba57ec411 ... Sugar Land Hospital. Ngumezi's mother-in-law, a former physician, advised her to get a dilation and curettage (D&C), a procedure where a curette ...

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]]> 853875 Texas lawmakers file abortion, education, property tax bills – Head Topics https://houstonnewmedia.org/texas-lawmakers-file-abortion-education-property-tax-bills-head-topics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=texas-lawmakers-file-abortion-education-property-tax-bills-head-topics Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:08:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=02bd8a55f2a6330b07e35af5be5ebaae ... Missouri City Plano IVF READER Act. Write Comment. Writer: Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed. Please ...

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]]> 847156 Abortion guidance for doctors (June 25, 2024) https://houstonnewmedia.org/abortion-guidance-for-doctors-june-25-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abortion-guidance-for-doctors-june-25-2024 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/06/25/491229/new-abortion-guidance-for-doctors-june-25-2024/ On Tuesday's show: The Texas Medical Board has adopted new guidance for doctors regarding what qualifies as a "life-threatening" circumstance when it comes to abortions in the state, which are only legal in order to preserve a pregnant person's life or...

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]]> 786669 Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions https://houstonnewmedia.org/missouri-abortion-rights-campaign-backs-proposal-to-enshrine-access-but-allow-late-term-restrictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=missouri-abortion-rights-campaign-backs-proposal-to-enshrine-access-but-allow-late-term-restrictions Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:34:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b79edd2b239f297f9564dd2cb70c9158 Several Missouri City residents still missing packages ordered before Christmas. Read More. 2.6K. 1. Video Player is loading. Play Video. Unmute.

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]]> 715093 Where the abortion fight is headed (Jan. 11, 2024) https://houstonnewmedia.org/where-the-abortion-fight-is-headed-jan-11-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-the-abortion-fight-is-headed-jan-11-2024 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:00:42 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/01/11/473612/united-flight-cancellations-jan-11-2024/ On Thursday's show: We learn how ongoing United flight cancellations at Bush Airport due to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets is affecting air travel in and out of Houston. And we discuss some recent developments at the latest Houston City Cou...

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]]> 711773 Abortion law at the Texas Supreme Court (Nov. 29, 2023) https://houstonnewmedia.org/abortion-law-at-the-texas-supreme-court-nov-29-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abortion-law-at-the-texas-supreme-court-nov-29-2023 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/11/29/470608/abortion-law-at-the-texas-supreme-court-nov-29-2023/ On Wednesday's show: The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday about whether the state’s abortion law harms women who face complications during pregnancy. We take a closer look at the legal questions at play in this latest salvo in the b...

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]]> 695565 Exceptions to the abortion ban (July 21, 2023) https://houstonnewmedia.org/exceptions-to-the-abortion-ban-july-21-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exceptions-to-the-abortion-ban-july-21-2023 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2023/07/21/457163/exceptions-to-the-abortion-ban-july-21-2023/ On Friday's show: There’s plenty of info out there about gun deaths but far less about gun-related injuries. Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin wants to change that. She thinks a "comprehensive gun violence injury dashboard" is needed and coul...

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