Wed, Nov 3, 2021 A new TxPEP research brief examines the initial impacts of Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) on in-state and out-of-state abortion facilities. Following the implementation of SB 8, the most restrictive state-level law in the U.S., on September 1, 2021, abortions in Texas fell by half. No prior abortion… read more
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TxPEP in the Upshot, Number of Abortions Down 50% in Texas in Month After Senate Bill 8
Mon, Nov 1, 2021 TxPEP data on the number of abortions before and after the implementation of Senate Bill 8 on September 1, 2021 is covered in The Upshot (New York Times). “It’s one data point in a further downward slide,” Kari White, the project’s principal investigator, said of the September numbers,… read more
“Affordability and Access to Abortion Care in the United States,” New Publication
Mon, Jul 19, 2021 TxPEP has published a new article in JAMA Internal Medicine, “Affordability and Access to Abortion Care in the United States.” In addition to the Hyde Amendment’s restrictions on abortion care in Medicaid, Texas also restricts abortion coverage in private insurance plans. The authors write, “In 2021,… read more