Texas bans abortion. People still need care. New research finds: • 71% of participants were open to most strategies for abortion care (telehealth, travel, misoprostol) • 10% found few acceptable due to concerns or barriers Data-driven support is key. Read more → bit.ly/4nwgvSm

Nov. 4th! Resound Research scholars Anna Chatillon and Gracia Sierra will be presenting their latest research "Barriers to Choice: Insurance and Contraceptive Access in TX" along with Fatimah Lalani from the Hope Clinic. @bakerinstitute.bsky.social www.bakerinstitute.org/event/barrie...

Mental Illness Awareness Week = a chance to look closer at policy impacts. After SB8, distress among Texas women 18–29 rose from 16% to 28%. Mental health is public health. 📖 Read the brief → resoundrh.org/wp-content/u...

First of a 5 part series--"The Unraveling Safety Net"

New Resound Research brief links SB8 abortion ban to increased mental distress in young Texans. 🧠 28% of women ages 18–29 reported frequent poor mental health after the ban. 🔗 Read: resoundrh.org/wp-content/u...

Texas lawmakers voted to enact sweeping new restrictions on abortion pills mailed to the state, offering a possible blueprint for other states that have banned abortion. https://bit.ly/47WtecD

This Thursday at 7pm CT: Dr. Kari White @resoundrh.bsky.social joins the first Unfiltered virtual session from @ppgreatertx.bsky.social to talk about the politics of public funding and reproductive health access. RSVP & join the convo: www.weareplannedparenthood.org/a/ppgt-unfil...

Proud moment for our team! 🎉 Dr. Gracia Sierra has been named a 2025 Changemaker in Family Planning by @societyfp.bsky.social Her work focuses on reproductive health equity for Hispanic Texans. 💜 Learn more: societyfp.org/awarded_gran... #ReproJustice #Changemakers #ResoundResearch

New today: “We continue to be underfunded while the demand—and the stakes—grow. And it’s not as if the attacks on abortion have slowed down in Texas, we still deeply need investment, possibly now more than ever.”

“Planned Parenthood has filled a very important role in the reproductive healthcare safety net for people living on low incomes. Other providers... just don’t have the capacity to step in...” said Kari White, executive and scientific director at Resound Research for Reproductive Health.

New JAMA piece by Resound Research for Reproductive Health) warns: SCOTUS’ Medina v. Planned Parenthood ruling will limit access to contraception & essential care for millions. TX saw a 36% drop in long-acting contraception, 27% more Medicaid births. Read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Some abortion laws open the door for abusive partners to monitor, control, or retaliate against survivors. New Viewpoint in JAMA by @ResoundRH’s Dr. Kari White and others explores this critical connection. 🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Texas’s abortion ban left people feeling rushed and unsupported—especially under tight timelines. New research from Resound Research for Reproductive Health breaks it down. 📖 doi.org/10.1007/s131...

New study by Resound Research for Reproductive Health shows how delays in confirming pregnancy, unclear legal timelines, & logistical barriers kept Texans from accessing abortion—even early in pregnancy. Read more: rdcu.be/ewDXo

New JAMA Viewpoint co-authored by researchers at Brown University and Resound Research for Reproductive Health shows how antiabortion policies can increase harm for survivors of intimate partner violence—especially when care is no longer private. 📖 Read: resoundrh.org/wp-content/u...

Telehealth medication abortion is safe, effective, and accessible. ✔️ High success rate ✔️ Low risk of serious complications ✔️ Works with or without screening As restrictions grow, telehealth remains a lifeline. 📖 Read the evidence here: societyfp.org/wp-content/u...

Texas teens need a parent’s permission to access most birth control—even if they’re parents themselves. 🎧 Dr. Kari White of Resound Research for Reproductive Health breaks it down in this @bakerinstitute.bsky.social podcast: www.bakerinstitute.org/research/sho...

Texas’s 2021 abortion ban was followed by a rise in mental distress, especially among young women. 📊 Study: Distress among women aged 18–29 jumped by nearly 10 points post-ban. Policy matters—and it impacts mental health. 🔗 Full study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

What do Texans prioritize when traveling out of state for abortion care? A 2024 study co-authored by our team shows shorter wait times matter more than cost or distance. Respondents would pay $248 more to get care one week sooner. 🔗Read more bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

A TX bill to let private citizens sue people who mail abortion pills into the state WON'T pass after missing a key deadline. It's a loss for the state's anti-abortion movement. The bill had been cited as a possible model for other ban states. I spoke to anti-abortion activists about what's next.

TX Senate Bill 31: today... www.texastribune.org/2025/05/21/t...

As of today, lawmakers have passed 165 bills so far this session, about 1.9% of the total number filed.

Today we're celebrating the work of @freethepill.bsky.social to make the birth control pill more accessible!

Texas teens face barriers to confidential contraceptive care—affecting health outcomes statewide. Why it matters, what the data says, and where policy can go next. 🔗 Read our collaboration with @bakerinstitute.bsky.social www.bakerinstitute.org/research/why...

“I hope that we can come back and do the same for women who are dealing with devastating fetal anomalies, and women and girls who survived the horror of rape or incest. Texas women deserve better.” --Senator Carol Alvarado www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/t...

Join Resound Research and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy for a critical panel discussion on Texas teen access to contraception, the legal and public health implications, and what opportunities exist to improve care. 🕓 Monday, April 28, 2025 📅 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm 📍 Baker Hall

NEW: Pro-abortion rights activists at odds over bill meant to clarify medical exception in Texas ban www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... #txlege

“In several different interviews, we heard people talking about showing up for an appointment, finding out that they couldn’t use Medicaid any longer, not having any idea where else to go, and experiencing real disruptions to their care." Dr. Anna Chatillon on the TX Planned Parenthood termination.

Texas' proposed emergency abortion fix doesn't fix enough--read more on Texas Senate Bill 31 from Dr. Kari White and Dr. Anitra Beasley in @houstonchronicle.com

Eyes on SB 31- www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Today, the TX State Affairs committee will debate 3 abortion bills, all backed by anti-abortion groups: 1 would purport to clarify the state's ban by providing "education" to doctors 1 would ban cities from aiding travel 1 is the omnibus bill meant to restrict shield-law backed telehealth

Updates from the Texas legislative session: www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/t...

TX news from the Houston area--first criminal charges brought under Texas' near-total abortion ban: www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t...

On Abortion Providers Appreciation Day, we express our gratitude to those committed to using their skills and training to help support reproductive autonomy.

The Resound Research timeline of abortion and contraception legislation in TX is updated! This timeline, supported by links to journalism and research on the policy changes, can serve as a resource as the 89th legislative session in Texas continues... resoundrh.org/wp-content/u...

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

Misinformation is everywhere, and it causes harm. Join us at #ACOG2025 for a must-attend session with Franziska Haydanek, DO, FACOG on leveraging media and social media to combat misinformation, boost health literacy, and restore patient trust. Don’t miss it! Register now: bit.ly/ACOG2025

"Democratic lawmakers are pushing for the federal government to better regulate anti-abortion centers, facilities that seek to dissuade people from terminating their pregnancies." Read more about The Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act: 19thnews.org/2025/02/sad-...

The finding comes as lawmakers have come under pressure from doctors and patients to further clarify the state’s abortion restrictions. trib.al/Y1C4qqB

Our research supports the idea that community health workers / promotoras can serve a vital role in keeping communities connected to services and healthy. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/29/t...

We are proud to be in good company. Our co-authored publication "Rape-related pregnancies in the 14 U.S. states with total abortion bans" is featured on the list of most-talked-about publications of 2024 in the Society of Family Planning round-up. societyfp.org/grantmaking/...

Evidence for Action. Our research supports sexual and reproductive healthcare across communities in Texas and throughout the country.