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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Erin Douglas and Eleanor Klibanoff

Abortions in Texas have stopped after Attorney General Ken Paxton said pre-Roe bans could be in effect, clinics say

A mural on the Whole Woman’s Health clinic in McAllen on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
A mural on the Whole Woman’s Health clinic in McAllen on May 4. Whole Woman’s Health said it has temporarily halted abortion services in its four Texas clinics — in Austin, Fort Worth, McAllen and McKinney. (Credit: Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune)

Abortions in Texas have ceased following a Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the constitutional protection for an abortion and ensuing legal uncertainty, Whole Woman's Health and Planned Parenthood Texas said.

[U.S. Supreme Court rules there’s no right to abortion, setting up Texas ban]

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