Abortion

Paxton reportedly fled from the person attempting to serve the Texas Attorney General with legal paperwork related to a lawsuit from groups fighting the state’s restrictive abortion laws.

Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to create a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks in an attempt to force Republicans to adopt a partywide consensus on the issue.

The new policy came in response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which saw a number of states move to limit or ban abortion.

One year after a restrictive abortion law took effect, a poll shows a majority of Texans surveyed say they support abortion access in most or all cases. Many say the issue will motivate them to vote.

During a stop in Houston, O’Rourke slammed the governor for creating “chaos” within the state and urged Texans to participate in the upcoming November election.

Providers who perform abortions in Texas still face $100,000 fines and could have their licenses revoked. An expert on health law discusses the so-called "trigger law," which just went into effect.

Abortion rights advocates and legal experts say it's the final step in making access to abortion in the state impossible — except under the rarest of circumstances. It also marks a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement and Texas Republican lawmakers.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought the lawsuit in July after the White House said doctors who perform abortions in emergency situations should not be prosecuted in states with bans on the procedure.

The suit came two days before the state’s newest abortion ban, triggered by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, goes into effect.