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☆ Texas AG Ken Paxton is using his power to tell Texas courts to halt an abortion for a pregnant woman diagnosed with a fetal anomaly
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He appealed the court order, which has been stayed, throwing Kate Cox's abortion in flux. Hours later, Paxton swooped in with an appeal to the Texas Supreme Court and an ominous threat to prosecute any doctor that provides an abortion to Cox. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court put a temporary hold on the Travis County judge's order, preventing Cox's doctors from proceeding with the abortion. The Texas Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling on the case. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Cox, released a statement saying they hope the Texas Supreme Court ultimately rules in Cox's favor.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Kate Cox's, —, Kate Cox, Cox, Paxton swooped, Kate, Molly Duane, Paxton, Debbie McNabb, McNabb, — hysterectomies Organizations: Service, Texas, Texas Supreme, Reproductive Rights, Center for Reproductive Rights, National Institute of Health, for Reproductive, NIH Locations: Texas, Travis

Texas is one of 13 states that ban abortion at nearly all stages of pregnancy. The suit says doctors told her their “hands are tied” under Texas' abortion ban. Spokespersons for the Texas attorney general's office, which has defended the ban in court, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The lawsuit was filed a week after the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications. A judge later ruled that Texas’ ban was too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, but that decision was swiftly put on hold after the state appealed.

Persons: —, Roe, Wade, Kate Cox, Molly Duane, Cox, Doctors, ” Cox, Duane, Kate, ” Duane Organizations: Center for Reproductive, Texas Supreme Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, U.S, Austin

A lower court judge had blocked enforcement of the ban in certain situations on Aug. 4, but the order has been on hold while the state appeals to the Texas Supreme Court. Oral arguments in the case are set for 10 a.m. (1600 GMT) in Austin. She was told she could not have an abortion until fetal cardiac activity stopped or her condition became life-threatening. Other plaintiffs said they were forced to travel out of state for medically necessary abortions. Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shelby Tauber, Jessica Mangrum, Molly Duane, Amanda Zurawski, Zurawski, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Shelby, Texas, Texas Supreme, Center for Reproductive Rights, Thomson Locations: Texas, Denton , Texas, Austin, Travis County , Texas, New York

Eight women in Idaho and Tennessee are asking state courts to place holds on their states' abortion laws after being denied access to the procedure while facing harrowing pregnancy complications that they say endangered their lives. Political Cartoons View All 1154 ImagesLike the Texas lawsuit, none of the complaints filed Tuesday are seeking to overturn the states' abortion bans. Spokespersons for attorneys general in Idaho and Tennessee, which are both named as defendants in the cases, did not respond to emailed requests for comment. The legal challenges filed Tuesday comprise deeply personal testimonies from women who were denied abortion services and physicians who were terrified of violating the states' abortion bans. DHHS said the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act supersedes state abortion bans that don’t have adequate exceptions for medical emergencies.

Persons: —, Roe, Wade, ”, Nancy Northup, preempts, Nicole Blackmon, Daniel, Blackmon, ” Blackmon, Emily Corrigan, ” Corrigan, Jennifer Adkins, Turner, Adkins, Jaci Statton, DHHS, Joe Biden's, Laura Ungar Organizations: U.S, Republican, Reproductive Rights, Texas Supreme, Center for Reproductive Rights, OU Health, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Associated Locations: Tenn, Idaho, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho and Tennessee, Portland , Oregon, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Texas Supreme Court Allows Transgender Medical Ban to Begin
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The NewsThe Texas Supreme Court allowed a new law banning transition care for transgender minors to go into effect on Friday, halting a range of medically-accepted treatments, including hormones and puberty blockers, in the nation’s most populous Republican-led state. But that decision was immediately appealed by the attorney general to the Texas Supreme Court, an action that prevented the lower court’s injunction from taking effect. The request was made by the plaintiffs, including transgender minors, their parents and several rights groups, including Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. The law was passed by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature earlier this year and was signed by Gov. It prohibits doctors from prescribing certain medications and from performing mastectomies or other surgical procedures as part of a gender transition for minors.

Persons: Greg Abbott Organizations: The, Supreme, Republican, Texas Supreme, Lambda Legal, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Texas Legislature, Gov Locations: Texas

☆ Texas is about to shut down an election office in a heavily Democratic county that includes Houston less than two months before the city's mayoral election
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Harris County, which includes Houston, must close its election administration office by Friday. Losing Republican candidates blamed the Harris County election office for their losses in 2022. But that election will no longer happen under the authority of Harris County elections officers. Harris County election office shut downLegislators passed the bill abolishing the Harris County elections office after so far unproven claims by losing Republican candidates that administrative issues at the office swayed the results of the November 2022 general election, the Texas Tribune reported. The Texas Office of the Attorney General did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.

Persons: Sylvester Turner, Greg Abbott, Christian Menefee, Menefee, Turner, Sheila Jackson Lee, State Sen, John Whitmire Organizations: Houston, Service, Democrat, Republicans, Democratic, Texas Gov, Republican, Texas Tribune, Houston Public Media, Texas Office, State Locations: Harris, Houston, Wall, Silicon, Harris County, Texas, Democratic Harris County

Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries, to take effect while it hears a legal challenge to the statute. The ruling came after a judge last Friday blocked the law in response to a challenge by the families of transgender children and doctors. Texas is one of at least 20 states that have banned or restricted gender-affirming care for minors. Mainstream U.S. medical groups have opposed the bans and maintain that gender-affirming care improves transgender patients' mental health and reduces the risk of suicide. Several other similar state laws have been blocked by judges, though a federal appeals court earlier in August revived Alabama's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Maria Cantu Hexsel, Hexsel, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Texas Supreme, Texas Attorney General's, Republican, U.S, Thomson Locations: Texas, . Texas, Travis County, Austin, New York

☆ Texas Appeals Ruling Aimed at Blocking Its Transgender Care Ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Mitch Smith | More About Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The NewsA district judge in Texas moved on Friday to temporarily block enforcement of a law banning transgender minors in the state from receiving gender transition care, including puberty blockers and hormone treatments. “The Act’s prohibitions on providing evidence-based treatment for adolescents with gender dysphoria stands directly at odds with parents’ fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care of their children,” the judge wrote. But the attorney general’s office defended the law when it appealed to the State Supreme Court. Even before the Texas legislation passed, officials in that state had taken steps to try to prevent transgender children from accessing medical transition care. Greg Abbott, a Republican, directed the state’s child protective agency to investigate parents for child abuse if their children received such treatment.

Persons: general’s, Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel, Greg Abbott Organizations: Texas Supreme, Texans, Court, Supreme, Texas, Gov, Republican Locations: Texas, Travis County, Alabama , Kentucky , Missouri , Nebraska, Tennessee

☆ Judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from Texas abortion ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File PhotoAug 4 (Reuters) - Women in Texas with complicated pregnancies are exempted from a state abortion ban under a temporary injunction issued on Friday, with the judge citing a lack of clarity on the ban's medical exemptions. Travis County District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum in her ruling sided with women and doctors who sued Texas over the abortion ban. The Texas Attorney General's Office said Saturday it had filed a notice of an accelerated appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court. The office said the filing stays the ruling pending a decision by the Texas Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court last year stripped away national abortion rights.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Jessica Mangrum, Mangrum, general's, Roe, Wade, Kanishka Singh, David Shepardson, Leslie Adler, William Mallard, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Texas State Capitol, REUTERS, Texas, Texas Attorney General's, Texas Supreme, for Reproductive Rights, Reproductive, U.S, Supreme, The U.S, Thomson Locations: Texas, Austin , Texas, U.S, Travis, The, Washington

Companies Meta Platforms Inc FollowMarch 21 (Reuters) - A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Given the board's failure to explain how it tries to root out the problem, "the only logical inference is that the board has consciously decided to permit Meta's platforms to promote and facilitate sex/human trafficking," the complaint said. "We prohibit human exploitation and child sexual exploitation in no uncertain terms," it said in a statement on Tuesday. Zuckerberg, Meta's billionaire co-founder and chief executive, told Congress in 2019 that child exploitation was "one of the most serious threats that we focus on." Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, has long faced accusations that its platforms are a haven for sexual misconduct.

☆ A teen and his mom are starting over in another state after attacks on trans care
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The department began opening investigations into families days later, but Laird told NBC News in March that she didn’t have plans to move. The family’s story reveals part of the impact Abbott’s directive is having on the families of trans youths in Texas. They left out of fear that Noah would lose the care recommended by his medical team, but also because the state was becoming increasingly hostile for trans people, Laird said. He added that Laird and Noah are far from the only ones who have left the state — he knows of several. At least three other families with trans kids have also said in interviews that they have moved.

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☆ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott vies for reelection against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Abbott faces former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat. Greg Abbott of Texas is running for a third term against former US Rep. Beto O'Rourke, a Democrat. More recently, Republican Rep. Mayra Flores won by 7 points in the June 2022 special election to replace Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela, who resigned midway through his term. The money raceAccording to Transparency USA, Abbott has raised $94.3 million, spent $120.5 million, and has $16.4 million of cash on hand, as of September 30. His opponent, O'Rourke, has raised $65.7 million, spent $45.8 million, and has $16.5 million of cash still left to spend, as of September 30.

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