News Coverage: Texas Supreme Court Ruling

The Texas Supreme Court ruled in Zurawski v. State of Texas on May 31, 2024, refusing to clarify the exceptions to the state’s abortion bans. The court rejected claims brought by 20 women who were denied abortions despite dire pregnancy complications.

Below are media highlights about the ruling.

• “Texas Supreme Court rules against women who sought clarification of abortion ban,” CBS News, 05.31.24

• “Texas Supreme Court rejects request for clarifying abortion ban medical exemptions,” CBS Austin, 05.31.24

• “Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge on Exceptions to Abortion Ban,” New York Times, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rules against women who alleged state abortion ban put their health at risk,” CNN, 05.31.24
• “Texas top court won’t guarantee right to abortion in complicated pregnancies,” Reuters, 06.01.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Declines to Expand Access to Emergency Abortions,” Wall Street Journal, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion law over medical exceptions,” Associated Press, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court keeps abortion bans in place, allows lawsuit to continue,” ABC News, 05.31.24
• “Plaintiffs react to the Texas Supreme Court’s decision to reject a state abortion law challenge,” Associated Press, 05.31.24
• “Reproductive wars: Texas Supreme Court upholds abortion ban,” Washington Post, 06.03.24
• “Texas Justices Reject Challenge to Abortion Ban Exceptions,” Bloomberg Law, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion ban over exceptions for pregnancy complications,” NBC News, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion laws,” Texas Tribune, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban over medical exceptions,” The Hill, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rules against women suing over allegedly denied or delayed abortions,” Dallas Morning-News, 05.31.24
• “TX Supreme Court Rules Ban on Abortions in Medical Emergencies Will Continue,” The 19th, 05.31.24
• “‘Feels like a gut punch’: Texas rejects challenge from women denied life-saving emergency abortions,” The Independent, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects abortion ban challenge,” BBC, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Rejects Abortion Ban Challenge,” The Cut, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge brought by 20 women denied abortions, upholds ban,” USA Today, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects call to clarify exceptions to state abortion bans,” Courthouse News Service, 05.31.24
• “Texas Ruling and Louisiana Abortion Pill Restrictions Are Bad Omens for Pending SCOTUS Decisions,” Ms., 06.03.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Women Denied Abortions Despite Pregnancy Complications,” Teen Vogue, 06.03.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Women Who Nearly Died From State Abortion Ban,” Jezebel, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Upholds State’s Strict Abortion Ban,” Inkl, 06.01.24
• “The Texas Supreme Court Tells Women They Can Go Die,” New Republic, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Ban Challenge With ‘Deeply Offensive’ Ruling,” Dallas Observer, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To State’s Abortion Law Over Medical Exceptions,” Published Reporter, 06.01.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Rules State Abortion Ban Is Constitutional,” Texas Scorecard, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state’s abortion laws,” Jurist, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Dismissed Challenge to State’s Abortion Ban Concerning Pregnancy Complications,” Parent Herald, 06.01.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rules against women who called for clarity on legal exception for abortion,” KENS5, 05.31.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rules state’s abortion ban laws are legal,” Center Square, 06.03.24
• “Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion laws,” High Plains Public Radio, 06.03.24
• “Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Abortion Ban,” Texas Signal, 06.03.24