Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...

Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton

The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”

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In less than a week, Elon Musk’s super PAC has pushed out dozens of ads vilifying trans people and accusing Democratic Senate candidates of backing a “radical trans agenda.” In at least two of the ads, the people portrayed as trans women don’t even appear to be real. 19thnews.org/2026/09/elon...

Political ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash Democrats

Elon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week in key Senate races, and the majority of them focus on trans people.

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With social conservatives pushing for surrogacy restrictions, I wanted to spend time with a woman who relied on a surrogate to have her second child. Tina's story was more complicated than I could have ever imagined. It's worth spending some time with her. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...

Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made both harder.

She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state's abortion ban made her next decision far more comp...

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An important update in the federal case out of Idaho: Judge Winmill narrowed the injunction to only apply to Dr. Seyb, the physician who sued the state. This is a significant change from the original ruling. From Laura Guido:

Idaho federal judge narrows abortion ruling to only protect Boise doctor who filed lawsuit • Idaho Capital Sun

Other Idaho doctors will be subject to Idaho’s near-total abortion ban, without exceptions for health or risk of death from self-harm.

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Matt Pearce@mattdpearce.com · 2mo ago

I’m learning that the people who gamified paragraphs are having trouble reading books. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...

during boyhood's oscar campaign, anonymously-referenced directors started talking about how if THEY had twelve years, they'd make something super duper good compared to what linklater did. now, it's been twelve years so: where are these extra-special boyhoods? www.texasmonthly.com/culture/boyh...

There Will Never Be Another 'Boyhood'

Twelve years after its release, Richard Linklater's opus is back in theaters.

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@shefali.bsky.social at @19thnews.org is one of the best reporters out there covering abortion politics -- here she cites @prri.org data on how Ken Paxton's extreme views on abortion are deeply out of step with the views of Texans. 19thnews.org/2026/07/ken-...

Why everyone will bring Ken Paxton’s abortion record up in his Senate race

Neither Senate candidate in Texas is emphasizing abortion on the campaign trail. But their staunch stances could influence the close race.

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Women denied in Texas abortions say they're ready to make it an issue in the state's tight Senate race. So are national reproductive rights groups. So are state anti-abortion orgs. All say that if elected, Ken Paxton would be among our most anti-abortion Senators. 19thnews.org/2026/07/ken-...

Why everyone will bring Ken Paxton’s abortion record up in his Senate race

Neither Senate candidate in Texas is emphasizing abortion on the campaign trail. But their staunch stances could influence the close race.

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Idaho voters will get a chance to overturn their state's punitive abortion ban. The law has driven OBGYNs to leave the state and has even forced women to be airlifted for emergency medical care to places where abortion is still available. 19thnews.org/2026/07/idah...

Idaho voters will weigh in on one of the strictest abortion bans in the country

A 2026 ballot measure gives Idaho voters the chance to establish “reproductive freedom” in the state this November.

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With Platner out, here is what could be next for Maine: a conversation about Susan Collins and abortion. W/ @gracepanetta.bsky.social reporting from Maine, what candidates are saying and why it matters 19thnews.org/2026/07/main...

The race to unseat Susan Collins is resetting around abortion

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights — an argument they hope will resonate with the women voters who could decide the Maine Senate race.

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really fascinating how often the definition of "electable" still seems to be "man" 19thnews.org/2026/07/grah...

Graham Platner was ‘electable’ — until he wasn’t

Democrats say they want a fighter. Does it have to be a White man?

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A year after Planned Parenthood was temporarily kicked out of Medicaid under the Trump administration, abortion opponents’ biggest win has expired — and has little chance of being renewed any time soon. Latest from @shefali.bsky.social for @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2026/07/plan...

Planned Parenthood survived ‘defunding’ — just in time for elections

Abortion opponents are facing an uphill battle to defund them again, while Planned Parenthood is pushing to make it a midterm issue.

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1/ A doctor denied care to 28-year-old Harmonie Perrone for her ectopic pregnancy because she believed there was a “1 percent chance” she could have a healthy pregnancy. Now, she’s suing an Illinois hospital and the OBGYN.

Illinois’ law protects abortion. She says she still couldn’t get treatment for her ectopic pregnancy.

A lawsuit filed in Illinois raises questions about who can get life-saving reproductive health care, even in states with legal protections.

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Knicks bandwagon has me turning into a “name three songs” person but for basketball

one might say Don had limited his exposure

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 4mo ago

I’ve been watching Mad Men which I didn’t watch when it first aired and I’m sorry but Salvatore would not have been able to see Don on the fire escape from inside a brightly lit room, did these people never read the Hardy Boys

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rewatched the girls pilot and who would have thought a beautiful 2012 google page would be part of what makes it a period piece

TechCrunch@techcrunch.com · 4mo ago

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

Our first national study shows what doctors and patients have been warning: In states with abortion bans, fewer people are getting miscarriage care. This can threaten patients' health and lives. And it can add a layer of grief on top of an already devastating experience.

Abortion bans are restricting miscarriage care, new study finds

The research is the first national analysis to quantify how abortion restrictions affect people losing their pregnancies.

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NPR@npr.org · 4mo ago

The fiber craze is pushing more people into the broad world of beans, as the U.S. bean industry looks to double American consumption of pulses by 2030. n.pr/43emFP7

The Supreme Court allowed medication abortion to stay available for now, but Louisiana's lawsuit has put reproductive rights back on the agenda ahead of the midterms. From @shefali.bsky.social and me: 19thnews.org/2026/05/medi...

Medication abortion is available — for now. But reproductive rights could still shape the midterms.

Even without a Supreme Court court ruling restricting abortion rights, Democrats in tight races are likely to keep the consequences of bans in their midterm campaigns.

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UPDATE: ban blocked www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Shefali Luthra@shefali.bsky.social · 5mo ago

SCOTUS let take effect a ban on mailing mifepristone, one of two drugs used in most abortions. Telehealth abortion providers have prepped workarounds so people can still get care, even in states w/ bans. But this is the biggest national restriction since Roe fell. 19thnews.org/2026/05/supr...