By Sahar Chmais “As an Iraqi freedom veteran, as someone who defended our freedom for this country, to have our government slowly take away those freedoms is insulting and plain out scary,” said Melanie Molien, Hays County resident who attended the Women’s March rally. “We have fought too long for e...

By Sahar Chmais  Jane, 22 years old at the time, thought she was six weeks pregnant when she went to have her abortion; to her surprise, she was eight weeks along. Under the newly passed Heartbeat Bill, Jane would not have had a chance to even consider that option.  (Jane is not her real name, as sh...

By Megan Wehring Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law legislation Wednesday, May 19 that prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is as early as six weeks. "[The Texas Legislature] worked together on a bipartisan basis to pass a bill that I'm about to sign that ensures that...

By Sahar Chmais A bill with sweeping abortion restrictions is awaiting the signature of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The bill would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat was detected, which is generally in the timeframe of six weeks after conception. “It’s unfortunate and disgraceful that the House h...