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Texas lawmakers take aim at abortion pills in new legislative session

Bills crafted to stop what is widely viewed a loophole as abortion pills have helped mitigate bans dotting the US

The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025

Texas man settles lawsuit with women who helped his wife get abortion pills

A Texas man who sued his ex-wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wrongful death

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

Texas man drops lawsuit against women accused of helping ex-wife get abortion

Marcus Silva asked court for $1m damages in case that was legally questionable but worried abortion rights activists

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2024

MAGA gets even weirder about sex

Cults always police their followers' sex lives, but the right wants to impose their bizarre beliefs on everyone

Salon · Oct 9, 2023

Trump's dogwhistle to religious right

As Trump doubles down on "grab 'em by the p*ssy," the Christian right gets comfy admitting they love male dominance

Salon · May 15, 2023

An obscure 1800s law is shaping up to be the center of the next abortion battle – legal scholars explain what's behind the Victorian-era Comstock Act

Anti-abortion groups are looking for new ways to wage their battle against abortion rights, eyeing the potential implications of a 150-year-old law, the Comstock Act, that could effectively lead to a nationwide abortion ban.

The Conversation · May 12, 2023

Man who sued over abortion countersued

Ex-husband demanded wife give him "mind body and soul"

Salon · May 4, 2023

A Texas man sued his ex-wife’s friends for allegedly helping her with an abortion. Now they’re suing him

Influential right-wing attorneys helped him file a $1m ‘wrongful death’ lawsuit against a group of women accused of supporting his ex-wife’s abortion. A countersuit alleges he wanted to keep her under his control

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

A Texas man sued his his ex-wife’s friends for allegedly helping her with an abortion. Now they’re suing him

Influential right-wing attorneys helped him file a $1m ‘wrongful death’ lawsuit against a group of women accused of supporting his ex-wife’s abortion. A countersuit alleges he wanted to keep her under his control

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Texas man suing over abortion accused of abuse in court docs

A man who filed a lawsuit in Texas against three women he said helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion is accused in a new court filing of using the lawsuit as an extension of the manipulative, controlling and emotionally abusive behavior he displayed toward her during their marriage

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023