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October Newsletter: SB 8, in the news, and more

Are you feeling confused and exhausted about the yo-yo of abortion rights in the courts? You’re not alone. Texas Senate Bill 8 was designed to be a legal nightmare, and the two major lawsuits challenging it are proof. While we are continuing our fight in the courts (more on that in our Texas update below!), we … Read more

It’s been 44 days: “I am still here.”

Meet Telisa. She is a Patient Advocate at Whole Woman’s Health of Austin, Texas.   In 2010, Telisa had an abortion. Having spent her career working to support people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault, her eyes were now open to a new calling. She applied to Whole Woman’s Health and was offered a position two days later. She immediately fell in love with abortion care and the Whole Woman’s Health way. “All … Read more

SB 8 Has Been BLOCKED – For Now!

Standing on the right side of history, a federal judge has blocked the enforcement of Texas’ near-total abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), calling it what it is: an “offensive deprivation of such an important right.” There is a long road ahead, but this is a MAJOR win for abortion access in Texas. This is the justice we have been seeking … Read more

NEW Rally Reflections & Must-Read Op-Eds

This past Saturday, pro-abortion activists across the United States came out in droves to participate in over 660 Rallies for Abortion Justice in all 50 states. Sparked by Texas’s Senate Bill 8, which has been in effect for 34 days, tens of thousands of Americans and Texans made their voices heard to keep #BansOffOurBodies. WWHA … Read more

WWHA Heads to DC With Other Abortion Rights Advocates, Providers, & Funds to Call for Federal Intervention

TEXAS – On Wednesday, Sept. 29, a delegation from the Trust Respect Access (TRA) coalition, the largest coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations in Texas, which includes Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, will travel to Washington DC to advocate for federal intervention to protect abortion rights.  On September 1st, Texas’s six-week abortion ban (SB … Read more

Angry? Scared? Here’s what you can do right now.

Are you outraged by Texas’ near-total abortion ban that has been in effect for 22 days? It is not the first attempt to eliminate abortion access in the U.S. and it won’t be the last. Copycat legislation is already in the pipeline and the U.S. Supreme Court announced the first hearing in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health – a … Read more

My Meeting with VP Kamala Harris

A message from Amy Hagstrom Miller, President & CEO of Whole Woman’s Health Alliance Thursday was a momentous day for Whole Woman’s Health Alliance (WWHA) and abortion rights in the United States. For the first time in 25 years, abortion providers were invited guests of the White House – and I was honored to be among … Read more

This Texas Doctor is Here for the Long Haul

Dr. T* is a native Texan and an abortion provider at Whole Woman’s Health of Austin. She fell in love with OB-GYN and knew it was “a critical deficit to not have abortion training.” She went to medical school in Texas and didn’t have any abortion training, despite actively seeking it out. “Even in hospital care, we’d see people with … Read more

Texas Clinics Need Your Help. Here’s What’s Happening.

A message from, Amy Hagstrom Miller, President & CEO of Whole Woman’s Health Alliance On August, 31st, the waiting rooms in the four Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health Alliance clinics in Texas were filled with patients and their loved ones. Tuesday night, Whole Woman’s Health of Fort Worth finished its last abortion at 11:56pm CST.  A physician … Read more