For the first time since Texas outlawed nearly all abortions, lawmakers are clarifying the “life of mother” exception. But they don’t plan to address cases where the fetus won’t survive.

While Democrats and abortion access advocates pushed to ensure pregnant women aren’t criminalized, some conservatives questioned whether this bill is needed.

After months of consideration from the Amarillo City Council, an abortion travel ban is gaining support through a new citizen-led petition.

A 3-year-old Texas girl whose mother has waged a court battle to keep doctors from removing her from life-sustaining treatment has improved enough that she was released from the hospital last week and will now be cared for at home.

After a showdown in federal court over Texas’ new restrictive abortion law, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman granted the Justice Department’s emergency request, blocking enforcement of the law for now.

A panel of five judges indefinitely blocked the lawsuits last week upon the request of an anti-abortion group.

A North Texas hospital is asking a state appeals court to take steps to overturn a ruling that forced it to continue providing life-sustaining treatment for a toddler who doctors say is in pain and will never recover.