Abortion Coverage in Texas

At least 18% of people of reproductive age are affected by coverage bans in Texas.
  • Medicaid does not cover abortions in Texas.
  • Private insurance is banned from covering abortions, with limited exceptions.
  • Abortion coverage is banned in plans sold on the Affordable Care Act health exchange, with limited exceptions.
  • Texas public employees are banned from abortion coverage, with limited exceptions.
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What is being done to remove coverage bans?

The EACH Act will ensure coverage for abortion for every woman, however much she earns or however she is insured.

  • Co-sponsors of EACH Act in Texas: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd, Rep. Escobar, Veronica, Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie, Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R., Rep. Green, Al, Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila, Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Rep. Veasey, Marc A.
  • All* Above All Campaign Partners: Fund Texas Choice, Jane’s Due Process, Lilith Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas Foundation, Texas Equal Access Fund, The Afiya Center, West Fund
  • Cities: Austin, Travis County

Abortion Coverage by State

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Nearly 50 years of legal abortion under Roe v. Wade has failed to ensure that people of color working to make ends meet can get the care they need. Decades of restrictions have pushed abortion out of reach.

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Resources

  • City of Austin Council Resolution

    October 4, 2018
    On October 4, 2018, the Austin City Council unanimously passed Rosie’s Resolution, calling for an end to bans on abortion coverage and honoring the life of Rosie Jimenez, the first person known to die because of the Hyde Amendment’s restrictions.

  • Travis County, TX County Commissioners Resolution

    January 22, 2013
    Travis County Commissioners pass a resolution reaffirming the right of women to full and comprehensive healthcare without government interference.
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