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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News

  • All* Above All’s Statement on the Criminalization of Abortion in TX, GA, PA

    March 26, 2025
    In just the last two weeks, two Texans were arrested and charged with performing abortions at a Houston-area reproductive health clinic, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban; a 24-year-old woman of color was arrested in Georgia after having a miscarriage; and a Pennsylvania teenager is being investigated for ‘abuse of … Continued

  • A Texas Midwife Was Arrested for Allegedly Providing Illegal Abortions: Here Is Everything You Need to Know

    March 18, 2025
    Glamour
    On March 17, a Texas midwife was arrested for providing illegal abortions, and perhaps it was only a matter of time. The state enacted a near-total abortion ban in September 2021, nearly a year before Roe v. Wade was officially overturned by the Supreme Court in June of 2022.

  • All* Above All Statement on Texas Criminalization of Abortion

    March 18, 2025
    Two Texans have been arrested and charged with performing abortions at a Houston-area reproductive health clinic, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban. The clinics where the arrests took place provide healthcare to a primarily Spanish-speaking, low-income community. Our statement by Lexi White, Director of State Strategies at All* Above All: … Continued
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