Abortion in Texas: Why are we still fighting?

The Wire creator David Simon has defended his decision not to shoot his forthcoming series in Texas in protest against the state’s new abortion laws.The US Supreme Court refused to block the bill before its enactment on September 1, which, according to the New York Times, now makes Texas the most restrictive US state in terms of access to abortion services.It makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an

@GovAbbott‘s heinous bills,” Lakshmi wrote on her Twitter page on Wednesday. “Our show highlights the small businesses that hire the very same women, BIPOC ppl & low-income folks that these laws harm most.”Texans are up against so much right now- a hateful anti-abortion bill, erasure of voting rights, and a humanitarian & Constitutional crisis at the border.Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the U.S.

asserted, “This is not a political decision for us; we can’t ethically ask any female cast/crew to relocate to any state that requires them to forgo civil liberties. The end.”That tweet came two days after Simon announced on Twitter that he was looking into alternative filming locations for his as-yet-unannounced upcoming series.“As an employer, this is beyond politics,” Simon wrote on Monday.

Uma Thurman has come out against Texas’ anti-abortion law in a powerful and personal op-ed.

Washington Post, the Kill Bill actor criticised the “horror” of the new legislation, Senate Bill 8, prohibits the abortion of a foetus once cardiac activity can be detected, which is generally around six weeks, before most women even know they are pregnant.The law makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an abortion.The US Supreme Court refused to block the bill before its enactment earlier this month

Texas legislators recently signed a draconian new law that criminalizes abortion after six weeks, a time when most women don’t even realize they’re pregnant.

Uma Thurman is opening up about her own abortion while speaking out about the Texas law that bans abortions in the state.

Washington Post op-ed published on Tuesday.

David Simon isn’t messing with Texas, he’s done with the place.

The Wire creator David Simon has said he won’t shoot his new HBO series in Texas due to the recent abortion laws.The new legislation, Senate Bill 8, prohibits the abortion of a foetus once cardiac activity can be detected, which is generally around six weeks, before most women even know they are pregnant.It makes no exception for victims of rape or incest, and authorises citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an abortion.The US Supreme Court refused to block the

Jerry Springer didn’t mince words when sharing his thoughts on The Supreme Court’s inaction in intervening with the new Texas abortion law, which bans abortions after six weeks. The 77-year-old daytime talk show legend told HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE podcast interview exactly what he thinks about the Supreme Court justices who allowed the law to pass. Jerry criticized justices who were selected for particular political stances.

HBO’s John Oliver went after AT&T, his network’s parent company, on Sunday, lambasting HBO’s “business daddy” for staying silent on the anti-abortion law in Texas.

John Oliver – back on air after a two-week hiatus and in studio for the first time since Covid – started in by bashing AT&T for contributions to legislators who supported the harsh new Texas abortion law.

via an abuse of the shadow docket system: The fact that it’s enforced by vigilante extremists rather than by state officials.No, really. The new law is enforced by private lawsuits which can be filed by anyone, even if they live out of state or have no personal connection to the case, against almost anyone they believe to have been involved in an abortion that violates the restriction.

America Ferrera, 37, appeared on the Friday September 10 episode of The View, where she explained who would be the victims of Texas’ new abortion law. The Superstore actress explained that women of color would be some of the people who suffer the most under the state’s new legislation. America explained how much harder it would be for Black and brown women to receive proper reproductive healthcare.

When Paxton Smith tore up her prepared valedictorian speech and instead urgently spoke out against Texas’ proposed “Heartbeat Bill”, she described how “dehumanizing” it was “to have the autonomy over your own body taken away”. “I am terrified that if my contraceptives fail, I am terrified that if I am raped, then my hopes and aspirations and dreams and efforts for my future will no longer matter”, she shared. “I hope you can feel how gut-wrenching that is”.

Caitlyn Jenner is reacting to the highly restrictive anti-abortion law that was passed this week in Texas.

Billie Eilish is the latest celebrity to speak out about Texas’ abortion law.