https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/The latest news by Eleanor Klibanoff.enTue, 02 Jan 2024 17:22:08 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/02/texas-abortion-fifth-circuit/The Biden administration reminded hospitals of their obligation to perform life-saving abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Texas sued, arguing it was an overstep that mandated abortions.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 02 Jan 2024 17:22:08 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/02/texas-abortion-fifth-circuit/An examination room in Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio on June 14, 2022.An examination room in Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio on June 14, 2022.Kylie Cooper/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/21/texas-medical-board-abortion/The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance.Eleanor KlibanoffThu, 21 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/21/texas-medical-board-abortion/Amanda Zurawski, Samantha Casiano, Molly Duane, senior staff attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Ashley Brandt, address the press following the first day of testimony for Zurawski v. State of Texas outside the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility in Austin on July 19, 2023.Amanda Zurawski, Samantha Casiano, Molly Duane, senior staff attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Ashley Brandt, address the press following the first day of testimony for Zurawski v. State of Texas outside the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility in Austin on July 19, 2023.Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/13/texas-abortion-lawsuit/The Dallas mom’s case drew national attention and forced the abortion issue before the state Supreme Court. She ended up traveling out of state to terminate her non-viable pregnancy.Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/13/texas-abortion-lawsuit/The Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 15, 2020.The Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 15, 2020.Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-lawsuit-kate-cox/The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Kate Cox did not qualify for an abortion under the medical exception to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Just hours prior, Cox’s lawyers said she’d traveled out of state to have the procedure.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 11 Dec 2023 14:01:38 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-lawsuit-kate-cox/Protestors holding a variety of signs during a protest, hosted by Bans Off Our Bodies Fort Worth, on Oct. 8, 2022 outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse in downtown Fort Worth.Protestors holding a variety of signs showing support of women's rights, listen to a speaker during a Women's Wave protest, hosted by Bans Off Our Bodies Fort Worth, on Oct. 8, 2022 outside of the Tarrant County Courthouse in downtown Fort Worth.Ben Torres for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/08/texas-abortion-lawsuit-ken-paxton/After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.Eleanor KlibanoffFri, 08 Dec 2023 15:02:21 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/08/texas-abortion-lawsuit-ken-paxton/The Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 15, 2020.The Texas Supreme Court on Jan. 15, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/07/texas-emergency-abortion-lawsuit/Kate Cox, 31, at 20 weeks pregnant, has learned her fetus has a lethal abnormality that is almost always fatal at birth.Eleanor Klibanoff and Neelam BohraThu, 07 Dec 2023 10:06:28 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/07/texas-emergency-abortion-lawsuit/Kate Cox of Dallas is asking a Travis Co. district judge to grant a temporary restraining order against the state abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy.Kate Cox of Dallas is asking a Travis Co. district judge to grant a temporary restraining order against the state abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy.Courtesy of Kate Coxhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/texas-abortion-lawsuit/In an emergency request, the Center for Reproductive Rights is asking a judge to allow Kate Cox to terminate her pregnancy after she received a lethal fetal diagnosis.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 05 Dec 2023 11:27:34 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/texas-abortion-lawsuit/People gather for an abortion rights rally at the federal courthouse in San Antonio on May 3, 2022People gather for an abortion rights rally at the federal courthouse in San Antonio on May 3, 2022.Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/28/texas-supreme-court-abortion/In August, a judge ruled that the state’s near-total abortion ban should not apply to medically complicated pregnancies. The state appealed that ruling to the Texas Supreme Court, putting it on hold.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 28 Nov 2023 15:31:56 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/28/texas-supreme-court-abortion/President of Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup speaks at a press conference announcing the filing of Zurawski v. State of Texas, at the Capitol on March 7, 2023. The lawsuit demands clarity from the state on what constitutes a “medical emergency” exception to abortion bans.President of Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup speaks at a press conference announcing the filing of Zurawski v. State of Texas, at the Capitol on March 7, 2023. The lawsuit demands clarity from the state on what constitutes a “medical emergency” exception to abortion bans.Leila Saidane/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/14/texas-abortion-laws-lawsuit/Twenty women are challenging the state’s abortion laws, saying they were unable to get the health care they needed for their medically complex pregnancies.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 14 Nov 2023 09:25:04 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/14/texas-abortion-laws-lawsuit/Kimberly Manzano, a new plaintiff joining a lawsuit against Texas’s abortion laws, poses for portrait at a park in McKinney on Nov. 11, 2023. Manzano had a fatal fetal diagnosis and had to travel out of state to New Mexico for an abortion.Kimberly Manzano, a new plaintiff joining nine women in a lawsuit against the state of Texas’s abortion ban, poses for portrait at a park in McKinney, TX on November 11, 2023. Manzano had a fatal fetal diagnosis and had to travel out of state to New Mexico for an abortion.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/13/aaron-nielson-texas-solicitor-general/Aaron Nielson will take a one-year leave of absence from BYU’s law school to lead the influential unit within the attorney general’s office.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 13 Nov 2023 14:59:19 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/13/aaron-nielson-texas-solicitor-general/Aaron Nielson has been appointed Solicitor General by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Aaron Nielson has been appointed Solicitor General by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Brigham Young Universityhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/07/texas-hospitals-emergency-abortion/The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires hospitals to stabilize any patient in the emergency room, even, the Biden administration noted in recent guidance, if that requires performing an abortion. Texas sued over the guidance last year.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 07 Nov 2023 13:48:56 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/07/texas-hospitals-emergency-abortion/St. David's North Austin Medical Center on July 7, 2020.St. David's North Austin Medical Center on July 7, 2020.Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/06/texas-5th-circuit-kacmsaryk-birth-control/Last year, Judge Matthew Kacmsaryk closed off one of the only avenues for Texas teens to get confidential contraception. The 5th Circuit on Monday considered arguments in the case.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/06/texas-5th-circuit-kacmsaryk-birth-control/Birth control pills at a Planned Parenthood in Austin.Various birth control pills available at a Planned Parenthood in Austin.Todd Wiseman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/30/texas-maternal-health-center-mortality/Texas continues to struggle with maternal mortality and morbidity, despite a decade of tracking and reviewing these cases. Four new research centers will pilot innovative solutions.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 30 Oct 2023 14:31:21 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/30/texas-maternal-health-center-mortality/A school flag found at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley campus in Brownsville on Oct. 19, 2021.A school flag found at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley campus in Brownsville on Oct. 19, 2021.Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/17/san-antonio-abortion-funds/The city allocated $500,000 to establish the fund, but has not yet said how that money will be used. The lawsuit asks a judge to block the money from going to groups that pay for out-of-state abortions.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 17 Oct 2023 14:12:38 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/17/san-antonio-abortion-funds/Hundreds of protestors gathered around the Federal Courthouse in San Antonio in favor of abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. The protest was organized by the Mujeres Marcharán Coalition.Hundreds of protestors gathered around the Federal Courthouse in San Antonio in favor of abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. The protest was organized by the Mujeres Marcharán Coalition.Alejandra Sol Casas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/11/texas-abortion-law-texas-abortion-ban-nonviable-pregnancies/Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.Eleanor Klibanoff and Shelby TauberWed, 11 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/11/texas-abortion-law-texas-abortion-ban-nonviable-pregnancies/Miranda Michel, 26, learned at 16 weeks that the twins she was carrying would not survive. But Texas law does not allow abortions in cases of lethal fetal anomalies.Miranda Michel cradles her twin sons Helios and Perseus Langley in her arms a day after delivery at Medical City Dallas in Dallas, TX on August 10, 2023. Unable to legally terminate the pregnancy in Texas despite the twins having lethal fetal anomalies and a zero percent chance of viability, Michel carried her twins to term.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/18/paxton-impeachment-attorney-general/The impeachment proceedings, and the events that precipitated them, have left the Texas Office of the Attorney General in turmoil. Can Paxton steady the ship of an institution vital to the conservative cause?Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 18 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/18/paxton-impeachment-attorney-general/Opening Day action of the 88th Texas Legislature at the Texas Capitol showing Attorney General Ken Paxton conferring with Gov. Greg Abbott outside the Senate chamber before his swearing in ceremony in Jan. 10, 2023.Opening Day action of the 88th Texas Legislature at the Texas Capitol showing Attorney General Ken Paxton conferring with Gov. Greg Abbott outside the Senate chamber before his swearing in ceremony in Jan. 10, 2023.Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/15/texas-abortion-planned-parenthood-lawsuit/Planned Parenthood has managed to stay open in Texas despite the state’s best efforts to shut it down. But a lawsuit in front of a conservative judge poses an existential threat.Eleanor KlibanoffTue, 15 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/15/texas-abortion-planned-parenthood-lawsuit/Dr. Amna Dermish, chief operating and medical services officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, poses for a portrait in an exam room of a Planned Parenthood facility in Austin on Aug. 8, 2023.AUSTIN, TX - AUGUST 8: Dr. Amna Dermish, chief operating and medical services officer at Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas poses for a portrait in an exam room in the Planned Parenthood offices in Austin, Texas on August 8, 2023. (Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune)Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/31/texas-federal-courts-conservative-takeover-trump/A federal judiciary full of ideological allies is helping Texas block Democratic priorities and advance right-wing legal doctrines. But the bigger prize is conservative control of the rule of law itself.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 31 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/31/texas-federal-courts-conservative-takeover-trump/A woven photo collage featuring images from left to right and highlights of red. Photo clips include the United States flag, Goddess of Liberty, Judd Stone, Ken Paxton, Donald Trump, and the U.S. Supreme Court.Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/31/texas-federal-courts-conservative-takeover-obama-paxton/Barraging the Obama administration with lawsuits, the Texas attorney general’s office wasn’t just trying to block policies. It was injecting disruptive, overtly Christian legal philosophies into the mainstream, and grooming a generation of conservative legal warriors.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 31 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/31/texas-federal-courts-conservative-takeover-obama-paxton/A woven photo collage featuring images from left to right and highlights of red. Photo clips include stained glass windows from a cathedral, a young Greg Abbott, framed images of Supreme Court justices, and the U.S. Capitol dome.Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/31/texas-federal-courts-conservative-takeover-cornyn-abbott/With his election as Texas attorney general, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn planted the seeds of conservatism. Gov. Greg Abbott used his tenure to cultivate them into an aggressive strain of right-wing activism aimed at driving the nation’s courts and laws to the right.Eleanor KlibanoffMon, 31 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/31/texas-federal-courts-conservative-takeover-cornyn-abbott/A woven photo collage featuring images from left to right and highlights of red. Photo clips include corners of the U.S. Supreme Court architecture, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn on the Senate judicial committee, stained glass windows from a cathedral, and federal justices during a hearing.Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune