Resound Research for Reproductive Health

Time Pressures and Sociocultural Constraints Affecting Access to Early Abortion Care Under Texas’ “6-Week” Ban - Sexuality Research and Social Policy Introduction In 2021, Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB8) prohibited abortion after detection of embryonic cardiac activity and was often referred to as a “6-week ban.” Limited evidence exists about how these l...

Texas’s abortion ban left people feeling rushed and unsupported—especially under tight timelines.
New research from Resound Research for Reproductive Health breaks it down.
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New study by Resound Research for Reproductive Health shows how delays in confirming pregnancy, unclear legal timelines, & logistical barriers kept Texans from accessing abortion—even early in pregnancy.

Read more: rdcu.be/ewDXo

New JAMA Viewpoint co-authored by researchers at Brown University and Resound Research for Reproductive Health shows how antiabortion policies can increase harm for survivors of intimate partner violence—especially when care is no longer private.

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Telehealth medication abortion is safe, effective, and accessible.
✔️ High success rate
✔️ Low risk of serious complications
✔️ Works with or without screening

As restrictions grow, telehealth remains a lifeline.
📖 Read the evidence here: societyfp.org/wp-content/u...

Texas teens need a parent’s permission to access most birth control—even if they’re parents themselves.

🎧 Dr. Kari White of Resound Research for Reproductive Health breaks it down in this @bakerinstitute.bsky.social podcast:
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Texas’s 2021 abortion ban was followed by a rise in mental distress, especially among young women.

📊 Study: Distress among women aged 18–29 jumped by nearly 10 points post-ban.

Policy matters—and it impacts mental health.

🔗 Full study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

What do Texans prioritize when traveling out of state for abortion care?

A 2024 study co-authored by our team shows shorter wait times matter more than cost or distance. Respondents would pay $248 more to get care one week sooner.

🔗Read more bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A Texas bill to block abortion pills has died for now Senate Bill 2880, which supporters hoped could halt a key source of abortion, will likely not get a vote before the end of the session.

A TX bill to let private citizens sue people who mail abortion pills into the state WON'T pass after missing a key deadline.

It's a loss for the state's anti-abortion movement. The bill had been cited as a possible model for other ban states.

I spoke to anti-abortion activists about what's next.

Proposal to clarify when Texas doctors can perform life-saving abortions faces critical vote The bill does not expand abortion access, but further explains when a doctor can intervene to save a pregnant patient’s life.

TX Senate Bill 31: today... www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/t...

TxLege data: How long do sessions last and how many bills are typically passed? Each legislative session, thousands of bills are filed by state lawmakers, but how many actually become law? And how long does each session typically last?

As of today, lawmakers have passed 165 bills so far this session, about 1.9% of the total number filed.

Today we're celebrating the work of @freethepill.bsky.social to make the birth control pill more accessible!

Why Confidential Contraception Matters for Texas Teens | Baker Institute In Texas, teens have more limits to confidential birth control than in most states, where parental consent isn’t required. A new Baker Institute brief from the Center for Health Policy explores how th...

Texas teens face barriers to confidential contraceptive care—affecting health outcomes statewide. Why it matters, what the data says, and where policy can go next.

🔗 Read our collaboration with @bakerinstitute.bsky.social
www.bakerinstitute.org/research/why...

“I hope that we can come back and do the same for women who are dealing with devastating fetal anomalies, and women and girls who survived the horror of rape or incest. Texas women deserve better.” --Senator Carol Alvarado www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/t...

Teen Access to Contraception: Health Impacts and Policy Considerations | Baker Institute Access to confidential reproductive health care — including contraception — is a critical component of adolescent health. Many teens who are sexually active seek contraception to prevent unintended pr...

Register online here: www.bakerinstitute.org/event/teen-a...

Join Resound Research and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy for a critical panel discussion on Texas teen access to contraception, the legal and public health implications, and what opportunities exist to improve care.
🕓 Monday, April 28, 2025
📅 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
📍 Baker Hall

Pro-abortion rights activists at odds over Texas bill on emergency exceptions Women denied abortions in Texas pushed back on bipartisan bill to clarify emergency exceptions at a House hearing.

NEW: Pro-abortion rights activists at odds over bill meant to clarify medical exception in Texas ban www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... #txlege

Reproductive health clinics are losing federal funding — and conservative states will be hit hardest The Trump administration’s cuts to Title X could disrupt medical services for close to a million people, predominantly low-income Americans.

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US supreme court weighs restricting Medicaid payments to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood In first abortion-related case since Trump win, court to consider clinics’ acceptance of low-income insurance

“In several different interviews, we heard people talking about showing up for an appointment, finding out that they couldn’t use Medicaid any longer, not having any idea where else to go, and experiencing real disruptions to their care." Dr. Anna Chatillon on the TX Planned Parenthood termination.

Proposed emergency abortion fix doesn't fix enough | Opinion A bipartisan bill in the Texas Legislature is supposed to fix the emergency exception for abortion care. But does it?

Texas' proposed emergency abortion fix doesn't fix enough--read more on Texas Senate Bill 31 from Dr. Kari White and Dr. Anitra Beasley in @houstonchronicle.com

Abortion funds warn Texas bill on emergency exceptions could shut them down The groups say Senate Bill 31 could help resurrect a more-than-century-old law that would further strip abortion access.

Eyes on SB 31- www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Today, the TX State Affairs committee will debate 3 abortion bills, all backed by anti-abortion groups:

1 would purport to clarify the state's ban by providing "education" to doctors

1 would ban cities from aiding travel

1 is the omnibus bill meant to restrict shield-law backed telehealth

How Texas Republicans plan to keep cracking down on abortion A flurry of bills aims to restrict the flow of abortion pills into the state and abortion seekers traveling out of the state.

Updates from the Texas legislative session: www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/t...

Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.

TX news from the Houston area--first criminal charges brought under Texas' near-total abortion ban: www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t...

On Abortion Providers Appreciation Day, we express our gratitude to those committed to using their skills and training to help support reproductive autonomy.

The Resound Research timeline of abortion and contraception legislation in TX is updated! This timeline, supported by links to journalism and research on the policy changes, can serve as a resource as the 89th legislative session in Texas continues...
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.

https://propub.li/43487Tj

Misinformation is everywhere, and it causes harm. Join us at #ACOG2025 for a must-attend session with Franziska Haydanek, DO, FACOG on leveraging media and social media to combat misinformation, boost health literacy, and restore patient trust. Don’t miss it! Register now: bit.ly/ACOG2025

Anti-abortion centers face little regulation. The SAD Act could change that. The bill, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, would empower the Federal Trade Commission to regulate these often religiously affiliated centers.

"Democratic lawmakers are pushing for the federal government to better regulate anti-abortion centers, facilities that seek to dissuade people from terminating their pregnancies." Read more about The Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act: 19thnews.org/2025/02/sad-...

Most Texans support abortion ban exceptions for rape and fetal anomalies: poll The finding comes as lawmakers have come under pressure from doctors and patients to further clarify the state’s abortion restrictions.

The finding comes as lawmakers have come under pressure from doctors and patients to further clarify the state’s abortion restrictions.
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“Wrap around the family”: Doulas, community health workers push Texas to cover more services for pregnant women Legislators allowed doulas and community health workers to bill Medicaid last session. They’re hoping it’s just the beginning.

Our research supports the idea that community health workers / promotoras can serve a vital role in keeping communities connected to services and healthy. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/29/t...