
About the Case
At Whole Woman’s Health, we believe that everyone deserves the dignity and respect to be at the center of their health care decisions. That’s why for over two years, with the legal help of the Center for Reproductive Rights, Whole Woman’s Health led the fight against the Texas legislature’s harmful anti-abortion law, House Bill 2 (HB2) and fought it all the way to the Supreme Court. HB2 was developed with the purpose of making safe abortion care more difficult to provide and obtain which resulted in the closure of nearly 75 percent of the clinics in the state of Texas since 2013, forcing some women to drive up to 300 miles one-way to obtain a safe and legal abortion care.
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt (formerly Cole) is a case rooted in Texas but with national implications. Without intervention by the court, anti-choice lawmakers would have been able to do what they have wanted all along: to put in place harsh and medically unnecessary restrictions that will severely limit safe abortion care in our state, and open the door for states across the nation to follow suit.
The Supreme Court justices were loud and clear, you can not pass laws that do nothing for the health and safety of women. Since the historic decision on June 27th, 2016, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt has been used to do away with similar anti-abortion laws in more than 10 states. Our decision has also inspired progressive lawmakers to introduce proactive legislation at the state level. The Whole Woman’s Health Act is currently making its way through different state legislatures.
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COVERAGE FROM OUR HISTORIC WIN
Four Years After Whole Woman’s Health, Center Awaits U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Identical Abortion Law
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- Reproductive Rights
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- June 25, 2020
1 Year After Supreme Court Win For Abortion Rights, What Has Changed?
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- Popsugar
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- July 2, 2017
A Year After Landmark SCOTUS Ruling Abortion Rights Are Still Under Attack
- OP-ED
- Time
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- June 27, 2017
One Year After Supreme Court Decision, Whole Woman’s Health Continues to Center Its Patients
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- Rewire
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- June 27, 2017
Last Year’s SCOTUS Ruling On Abortion Regulations Hasn’t Stopped States From Restricting Your Rights
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- Bustle
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- June 27, 2017
What Winning A Supreme Court Case Really Feels Like
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- Bustle
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- June 27, 2017
Supreme Court Abortion Case Winner On Its Anniversary: “Hope Is The Ultimate Rebellion”
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- Elite Daily
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- June 27, 2017
The Founder Of Whole Women’s Health On The Lasting Damage Of The Supreme Court Case
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- March 17, 2017
Even After Their Court Victory, Texas Abortion Clinics Face A Long Road To Rebuilding And Reopening
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- Think Progress
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- July 8, 2016
The Radical Changes to Expect After SCOTUS’ Major Abortion Decision
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- VICE News
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- June 29, 2016
SCOTUS rejects TRAP laws as undue burden on abortion rights
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- MSNBC - Rachel Maddow
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- June 27, 2016
SCOTUS Abortion-Rights Plaintiff: Texas Win Is Just the Start
- Time
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- June 27, 2016
Today’s Supreme Court Ruling Is About Much More Keeping Abortion Clinics Open.
- Cosmopolitan
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- June 27, 2016
The Supreme Court decisions: Inside the courtroom for abortion ruling
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- CBS News
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- June 27, 2016
The Supreme Court Saved Abortion Access, But The Damage Has Already Been Done
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- Elite Daily
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- June 27, 2016
SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Benefits Women of Color, Low-Income Women
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- The American Prospect
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- June 27, 2016
Yes! The Supreme Court Agrees: Texas Abortion Restrictions Are a Burden on Women
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- Bitch Media
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- June 27, 2016
Providers Caution Clinics Won’t Reopen Soon.
- The Austin Chronicle
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- June 27, 2016
The Supreme Court Rules on the Most Important Abortion Case in Over 2 Decades
- Cosmopolitan
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- June 27, 2016
Why I Fly 3,400 Miles Every Month To Perform Abortions in Texas
- Time
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- June 21, 2016
Meet the Woman Behind the Supreme Court’s High-Stakes Abortion Case
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- The Rolling Stone
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- March 16, 2016
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a key abortion case. Here’s what to know.
- Washington Post
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- March 2, 2016
Scalia’s Absence Looms Large as Supreme Court Hears Biggest Abortion Case in Decades
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- VICE News
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- March 2, 2016
Texas’ Big Lie
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- Slate
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- March 1, 2016
Meet the Woman Behind the Supreme Court Case That Could Change the Game for Abortion
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- Mic
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- March 1, 2016
US supreme court to hear biggest abortion rights case in two decades
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- The Guardian
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- November 13, 2015
All but Illegal
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- The Austin Chronicle
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- July 25, 2014