How ‘cleanup’ of Texas abortion law could play out this legislative session | The Dallas Morning News

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By: Emily Brindley

Joe Pojman, the founder and executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life, said his organization wants to focus on educating doctors and other health care workers about the abortion ban as it stands — without rewriting the law itself.

“We don’t think the law needs to be changed,” Pojman said.

Pojman pointed to the lack of guidance from medical groups, and faulted them for the ensuing confusion among medical providers. The Texas Medical Board did issue guidance in June, but did not list specific exceptions to the abortion ban.

Why Paxton’s abortion lawsuit against NY doctor may be one salvo in a long war | The Dallas Morning News

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By: Emily Brindley

Joe Pojman, founder and executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life, said his focus is on shoring up alternatives to abortion, potentially with more state funding.

Neither Seago or Pojman expect to see efforts to restrict Texans from traveling out-of-state for abortions. Pojman in particular said a travel ban would be unconstitutional.

According to Seago, while there are policies on the table to prevent minors from being taken for out-of-state abortion care without parental approval, he and other abortion opponents are not seeking to restrict adults’ travel.

Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states this election. Why not Texas? | The Dallas Morning News

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“Texans have shown time and time again they support pro-life politics,” Seago said. “We’re very confident this trend will continue.”

Another anti-abortion group, Texas Alliance for Life, acknowledged the vote would be difficult to predict. Joe Pojman, founder and executive director of the Austin-based organization, said a ballot measure in Texas would attract a frenzied fight with out-of-state money.

“We’re a huge state of national interest and would likely draw a tremendous amount of money on both sides,” Pojman said. “It’s hard to say.”

Abortion funds fight on in Texas, opponents plan new fronts two years after Dobbs decision | The Dallas Morning News

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By: Amber Gaudet

“As we celebrate this anniversary, we reaffirm our commitment to building a culture of life in Texas — to make abortion unthinkable as we educate Texans on the vast resources and support available to help women and families in need,” Texas Alliance for Life executive director Joe Pojman said in a statement. “The more women become aware of the resources available, the less likely they will be to seek chemical abortion drugs trafficked illegally into our state, putting their health, lives, and future fertility on the line, or travel out of state to end the life of their unborn child through abortion.”

Texas GOP largely unaffected by abortion in midterm vote despite big impact in some states | The Dallas Morning News

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By: Rebekah Alvey

Anti-abortion rights candidates kept control in most Nov. 8 races across the state. Republicans maintained their strong majority in the Legislature, top statewide offices remained red and the Texas delegation in the U.S. House saw all Republican incumbents and some newcomers in the GOP win.

“It shows that the pro-life message works in Texas,” said Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life. “It shows that Texas remains a pro-life state.”

Pojman said his organization was pleased with the results of the U.S. House races, and was glad to see at least one of the three anti-abortion South Texas candidates win. He added the results both for the U.S. House and state Legislature races indicate the Rio Grande Valley area appears to be an area of expansion for the anti-abortion movement.

There were some victories among candidates supporting abortion rights as 51 of those endorsed by Planned Parenthood Texas Votes won their races.

Are North Texas abortion clinics still open after overturn of Roe v. Wade? | The Dallas Morning News

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By: Rylee Wilson

Joe Pojman, founder and executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, said that since the court’s July 1 ruling, his organization tracked have stopped performing abortions. The modern-day abortion ban Texas lawmakers passed last year, which allows the procedure only in life-threatening situations, officially goes into effect in August . Certain respondents have noted that this year’s heat feels much worse than last year’s, she said. Here’s a status update on which abortion clinics in North Texas have closed or remain open to provide other services. Whole Woman’s Health The organization, founded in Austin in 2002, announced after closing its four Texas clinics that it would raise funds to build a New Mexico facility for women from Texas seeking abortions . “I’m not necessarily surprised that it’s happening, but I’m definitely worried. “With the shuttering of our four Texas clinics, we do not have the financial reserves to open in New Mexico without community support,” Whole Woman’s Health CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller said. They received a personal greeting from Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer.