What you need to know about abortion in Texas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "The Constitution is neither pro-life nor pro-choice.
59% : Disclosure: Planned Parenthood and Politico have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.
51% : The court held that abortion is a "question of profound moral and social importance."
45% : Three-quarters of people accessing abortion are low income and poor, said Dr. Bhavik Kumar, abortion provider at Planned Parenthood Center for Choice in Houston.
44% : The U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional protection for abortion in a much-anticipated ruling Friday that will greatly affect access to reproductive health care in Texas and beyond.
40% : AdIs abortion still legal in Texas?
39% : No, there are no exceptions for rape or incest in Texas' ban on abortion.
38% : However, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurring opinion inviting challenges to rights such as contraceptives, same-sex marriage and same-sex relationships.
37% : The law will be a near-complete ban on abortion in the state of Texas.
36% : Can I get abortion in Texas if I have a life-threatening pregnancy?
32% : Abortion clinics said Friday they were no longer able to provide abortion services after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that state laws that banned abortion before Roe v. Wade -- and were never repealed -- could now be in effect in Texas.
28% : Texas' ban on abortion makes exceptions for cases in which an abortion would save the pregnant patient's life or prevent "substantial impairment of major bodily function." Are there exceptions in Texas' ban on abortion for rape or incest?
24% : In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito argued that the holding in Roe wasn't well founded in history or precedent, and that abortion is a political matter that should be left up to citizens and their elected officials to decide.

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