REGIONAL NEWS
This page last updated 2-25-26
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues to Stop Abortion Pills From Flooding the State
LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt | Feb. 25, 2026 | Austin, TX
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Tuesday against an international network that ships abortion drugs into Texas cities including Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, and others.
Paxton’s office describes the practice as open defiance of state pro-life laws.
The suit, yesterday, targets Aid Access GmbH and Aid Access B.V. (collectively “Aid Access”), along with illegal abortion pill sellers Remy Coeytaux and Rebecca Gomperts. These defendants operate an abortion-by-mail enterprise that illegally distributes the drugs, according to the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
CLICK HERE to read the full story.
Man Forced Woman to Take Abortion Pills and Killed Her Unborn Baby
LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt | Feb. 25, 2026 | Houston, TX
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A 25-year-old man from Spring, Texas is jailed without bond, charged with aggravated assault after authorities say he secretly gave abortion medication to a pregnant woman against her will, causing the death of their unborn child.
Jon Rueben Gabriel Demeter faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury — family violence. Authorities indicated possible additional or enhanced charges pending further evidence processing.
The child, named Presley Mae by her mother, was stillborn at a hospital in The Woodlands. CLICK HERE
to read the full story.
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Baby Saved When Mom Changed Her Mind After Taking Abortion Pill
LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt | Feb. 13, 2026 | Sacramento, CA
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A baby girl’s life was saved when her mother, feeling cornered at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic, took the first abortion pill but quickly changed her mind and sought reversal treatment through a pro-life helpline. Her story is highlighting the hope and success of abortion pill reversal despite legal attacks from abortion advocates. CLICK HERE to read this inspiring article.​
CLICK HERE for a similar article about the abortion reversal pill and how its use brought joy. .
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Virginia Senate Committee
Defeats Dangerous Bill
to Legalize Assisted Suicide
LifeNews.com | Steven Ertelt | Feb 6, 2026 | Richmond, VA
The Virginia Senate Education and Health Committee voted 8-7 yesterday to reject a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, halting its progress after
a narrow subcommittee approval earlier this week. CLICK HERE to read this article.
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Texas Pro-Life Law Takes Effect
to Stop Mail-Order Abortion Pills
LifeNews.com | Texas Right to Life | Feb. 6, 2026 | Austin, TX
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Texas is now the strongest state in America to crack down on mail-order abortion pills. A new Pro-Life law took effect today that allows citizens to sue companies and activists who illegally kill preborn babies, even if they’re hiding in liberal states.
This is the nation’s boldest, most expansive effort to target the underground abortion industry.
Until now, activists trafficked at least 19,000 orders of abortion drugs into Texas per year. These pills starve preborn children to death and expel the baby’s body from the womb. At the same time, one in ten women who take them end up in the emergency room. They are also easily purchased by abusers and human traffickers who secretly poison pregnant women and kill their preborn babies. CLICK HERE to see the full article.
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FIRST BABY SURRENDERED
IN SAFE HAVEN BABY BOX IN TEXAS
Live Action News - Jan 7, 2026, 7:50 AM ET
An infant has been safely surrendered in the Safe Haven Baby Box in Lubbock, Texas, marking the first time such a box has been used for an infant surrender in the state.
Key Takeaways:
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A baby was surrendered in a Safe Haven Baby Box in Lubbock, Texas, in late December.
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The surrender was the first in the state utilizing a baby box.
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Officials say the infant is healthy, and will next be placed for adoption.
The Details:
Like every state, Texas has had a safe haven law for years, allowing parents who feel unable to care for their infant to surrender the newborn to an appropriate authority with no legal ramifications, provided the child is unharmed and 60 days old or younger. However, it was only in 2023 that lawmakers approved the use of newborn safety devices, often referred to as "baby boxes," for anonymous surrender. CLICK HERE to read the full story.
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Wyoming Supreme Court
Strikes Down Pro-life Laws
by Mary Rose for Catholic Vote -- January 6, 2026
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Marking a dark day for protections for the unborn, in a landmark 4-1 decision Jan. 6, the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down two sweeping abortion restrictions, including the nation’s first explicit abortion pill ban, ruling that they violate the state constitution.
According to The Hill, the court sided with Wellspring Health Access, Chelsea’s Fund, and four women who argued that Wyoming’s 2023 bans infringed on Article 1, Section 38 of the Wyoming state constitution, which affirms an adult’s “right to make his or her own health care decisions.” The laws under review included the Life is a Human Right Act, which enacted a near-total ban on abortion and specifically outlawed abortion pills, the first such law in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
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Applying the “strict scrutiny” legal standard, the justices determined that the state failed to prove the laws were narrowly tailored to protect prenatal life without unjustifiably restricting women’s constitutional rights. CLICK HERE to read the full story.​