Current Articles

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission finds that a family planning program for low income women saves Texas over $40,000,000 per year, as reported by the Austin Chronicle.
Mother Jones article summaraizing birth control statistics.
FDA staff recommend approval of a new emergency contraception drug that can be taken up to 5 days after sexual activity.
Survey results from the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
USA Today reports on a new survey that finds teens are increasingly accepting of unmarried pregnancy and motherhood.
The New York Times reports on the trend of increasing state level abortion restrictions.
New study from the University of Chicago Medical Center on how effective alternatives to parental involvement really are in states with parental involvement laws.
National Partnership for Women and families discusses continuing barriers to birth control access, particularly for low income women.
Austin City Council passes an ordinance requiring "pregnancy centers" that do not offer abortion or contraception referrals to post the fact outside their front doors, from the Austin-American Statesman.
The Dallas Morning News reports on a man jailed for threatening to use deadly force to shut down a Dallas abortion clinic.
The Austin City Council will consider an ordinance requiring "crisis pregnancy centers" to post the fact that they do not provide abortion or birth control information by thier front entrances, from the Austin Chronicle.
Amnesty International urges the U.S. to confront our "shocking" maternal mortality rate and the disproportionate harms suffered by women of color and women in poverty.
Discussion of youth and minority distrust of government and medical establishment messages about birth control, from Womenstake.
The man who shot and killed a Kansas doctor who provided abortions is convicted of first degree murder.
National Partnership for Women and Families discusses a recent study on pregnancy risk factors among Mexican-American siblings of teen mothers.
Newsweek discusses the growing awareness of the role that reproductive coercion plays in dating violence among teenagers.
New study from Guttmacher institute examines the rise in teen pregnancy rates. Texas has the 4th highest teen pregnancy rate of any state.
Texas now requires all pregnant women to be tested for HIV in their third trimester (unless they object) and receive antiretroviral drugs as appropriate, from the Austin American Statesman.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis are spreading through the country and teenage girls have the highest rates of infection, says the CDC.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports on a Texas state legislator seeking an Attorney General's opinion on whether organizations that dispense RU-486 are covered by a state law that requires medical facilities that perform more than 50 abortions a year to be specially licensed.
The FDA approves a new HPV vaccine for preventing cervical cancer in women and girls, and expands approval of Gardasil for preventing genital warts in men and boys.
Study by the Guttmacher Institute finds that more than 70,000 women die annually from unsafe abortions.
A new report from the Guttmacher Institute finds that both abortions and unintended pregnancies have declined worldwide as contraceptive use has increased.
A study sugests a link between conservative religious beliefs and high teen birth rates, from MSNBC.
The San Antonio Express News reports on a speech by the head of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
The Dallas Morning News on Texas's struggle with teen and repeat teen birth rates.
The Guttmacher Institute reports on the reproductive health needs of refugees and displaced people.
Houston Chronicle report on teen pregnancy study: Houston leads the nation in births to mothers under age 15.
A new report from the National Women's Law Center: Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation
The Dallas Morning News on new study saying Dallas leads the nation in repeat teen births.
The Nation discusses coercive adoption promotion at crisis pregnancy centers.
Harvard Review of Psychiatry questions the existence of "Abortion Trauma Syndrome," from Feminists for Choice.
Video about violence directed to health care providers from The Rachel Maddow Show.
Esquire profiles Dr. Warren Hern, a Colorado abortion provider.
Walter Cronkite's Push for Abortion and Homosexuality as explained by an anti-abortion website
Updated: FDA aproval includes single-dose emergency contraception. The FDA approves a single-pill emergency contraceptive to be sold over the counter to 17 year olds.
Article describing how abusers use pregnancy to control their partners, from Alternet.
Forbes.com on teen pregnancy among foster youth.
Obiturary for Gretchen Dyer, founder of the Texas Equal Access fund and Jane's Due Process supporter.
Online debate and poll between abortion rights supporters and opponents, from PBS.
CNN on the effect the recession is having on teen dating violence.
Article discussing Jane's Due Process from Salon.com.
The Wall Street Journal discusses funding challenges for teen pregnancy prevention programs.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on proposed legislation to require all Texas women seeking an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound procedure.
NPR on barriers to contraception and common reasons for unintended pregnancy.
The LA Times on the morning after pill and the federal court decision that may soon make it available to 17 year olds without a perscription.
A progam aimed at preventing second pregnancies among teen mothers is profiled by the Chicago Tribune.
Study of infidelity, trust and condom use among Latino youth in dating relationships from the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
The Washington Post on a recent federal ruling ordering the FDA to make the morning after pill available to 17-year-olds.
The Austin Chronicle summarizes sex education bills pending in the 81st Texas Legislature.
Self magazine on a new survey that explores "why so many young women end up botching their birth control."
Illdoctrine.com explores teens' opinions on dating violence and responses to the Chris Brown/Rihanna story within the context of the hip hop movement.
The Chicago Tribune on how the financial crisis is affecting women's reproductive choices.
Radio program Latino USA discusses teen pregnancy, the relatively high teen pregnancy rate among Latinas and individual stories of how teen pregnancy has affected people's lives.
Dallas Morning News editorial on the insufficiency of abstinence-only education.
The Texas Observer reports on ICE refusing reproductive medical care to immigrant women in detention.
Explanation of the dynamics of dating violence relationships and reaction to the Chris Brown/Rihanna choking story.
Guttmacher Institute releases new study on cost-savings created by family planning programs.
Texas Freedom Network report on sex education in Texas schools.
Article from La Prensa on public officials' support of new laws regarding teen pregnancy. En Español.
Glamour magazine on why women who have abortions often don't talk about it, and how they feel about their abortions looking back.
A new survey finds broad public support for reproductive rights.
SafePlace in Austin receives a grant to help prevent teen dating violence.
The Healthy Women Healthy Families coalition invites all Texas women to fill out its survey.
San Antonio Express News editorial on latest Texas teen birth rate statistics.
Two abortion-related bills pre-filed for the 2009 legislative session, noted in the Austin Chronicle.
New York Times article on prevalence of off-label drugs and home remedies in self-induced abortion attempts.
Article on healthcare disparities on the border from Minority Nurse.
Jane's Due Process founding board member Susan Hays featured in ABA Journal article on representing children from the raided FLDS compound in El Dorado.