On this page, you’ll find information on what abortion access looks like post-Roe in Texas.
While there is still much uncertainty in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s fall, there is one thing we do know: Our fight to make abortion permanently legal, safe, and accessible for everyone cannot and will not stop. Our care for our communities cannot and will not stop.
Status of Abortion Access in Texas
Protect & Support Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World
Rallies, Actions, & Events Calendar
This section will be updated as we learn about new online actions, events, and rallies. This is not an exhaustive list, but we hope you’ll be able to find an event or action that works for you!
Online Actions
Read More About Our Reproductive Justice Work
Visit our blog to learn more about our current & past work to fight for reproductive justice and destigmatize abortion care pre and post-Roe.
Austin, TX has the second-highest score for reproductive freedom among any other city in a red state! Here’s how we helped:
NIRH’s local reproductive freedom index shows that Austin, Texas has the second highest score for reproductive freedom among any other city in a state with the “most restrictive” abortion bans as of 2023 (according to the Guttmacher Institute). While Austin hasn’t had a major ballot initiative giving voters the chance to reaffirm their support for abortion protections, Austin has passed a slate of protections for abortion seekers and those experiencing pregnancy loss called the GRACE Act. TFN directly advocated for the passage of the initiative in 2022 alongside partners.
While the GRACE Act failed to pass the same year in El Paso, after TFN and Texas Rising’s endorsed candidates for City Council took office in 2023, El Paso was able to pass the same act, though less direct protections for abortion are included in El Paso’s act compared to Austin.
While other cities in Texas scored by the index garnered lower scores than Austin, they remain average compared to cities in other restrictive states. Within Texas, a direct correlation can be made between voter turnout and progressive stances on abortion and reproductive health access:
Travis County had 52% turnout for registered voters in 2022 compared to 43% in Harris County and 33% in El Paso County.
Majority of Americans Support Abortion Access Two Years After Dobbs
Two years after Dobbs, we have now lived 730 days without the constitutional right to abortion. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade through their ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, creating a treacherous patchwork of state and local laws criminalizing abortion. In the years following the decision, vague…
Reproductive Freedom Helps Everyone Thrive
For those who observe it, Mother’s Day can be a wonderful way to celebrate and uplift parents, parental figures, caregivers, and the many diverse, loving family structures that raise and support children. This year, we invite you to take your conversations further and consider how reproductive justice frameworks and reproductive freedom help all people —…
Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, A Faith Leader Built, Sustained, and Guided by Community
Meet Reverend Chris Jimmerson, the Co-Lead Minister at one of Just Texas’ Reproductive Freedom Congregations, the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin.
A Timeline of Roe v. Wade, Abortion Restrictions in America, and Our Relentless Fight for Reproductive Freedom
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade’s historic passage, we’ve built a timeline of Roe v. Wade and how we go beyond its protections.
Embracing Our Abortion Stories in Faith Spaces Without Shame, Fear, or Judgement
Amid continued attacks on our freedoms, the Just Texas community embraces abortion access and stories without shame, fear, or judgment in faith spaces.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Again Attempts to Steal Freedom Over Our Own Bodies with Mifepristone Ruling, Texas Freedom Network Responds
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit today released a ruling limiting access to mifepristone by banning telemedicine prescriptions for the drug and shipments of it through the mail.
Tips & Tools for Talking About Abortion
TFN President Val Benavidez’s Statement
“For years, we have known that the day when abortion access would be challenged, and possibly stolen, at the Supreme Court was coming. Still, it is devastating to learn that the far-right’s totalitarian vision for the future has come to fruition with the U.S. Supreme Court’s official ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
“We know that the majority of the country opposes abortion bans, but far-right politicians continue to criminalize and weaponize our bodies for political power and control–a tactic we’re all too familiar with in Texas, where a six-week abortion ban has been in effect since September 2021. We also know that while Roe deserved to be protected, legality alone has never been enough to provide equitable access to abortion care for Black, rural, LGBTQIA+, and other historically marginalized communities. We will never stop fighting for policies that let all people know they are trusted to make their own pregnancy decisions.
“Abortion is healthcare and it should be a protected, accessible right for everyone. While today we mourn this loss and the Court’s failure, we must transform our grief into action by caring for our communities, taking our rage to the ballot box, and continuing to fight in the courts, in Congress, and at the state legislature for changes that protect our right to abortion once and for all.”
