Texas Equal Access Fund Reopens Abortion Funding Program For Texans Going to Other States for Care
Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) is excited to announce that on Monday, March 27, 2023, Texas Equal Access Fund will resume funding abortions for Texans who travel to other states for abortion care.
After the overturning of Roe, TEA Fund made the difficult decision to pause abortion funding while the court system determined whether Texas abortion laws applied to funding abortions outside of Texas due to the risk of criminalization brought on by the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v JWHO. Extremist anti-abortion lawmakers were threatening legal action even before Roe was overturned.
On February 24, Judge Robert Pitman ruled that Texas could not go after abortion funds for funding abortions in other states because local district attorneys can’t apply Texas laws in other states. This decision opened the door for TEA Fund to resume funding abortions for Texans going to other states for care.
Statement from Kamyon Conner, she/her, executive director of TEA Fund:
“Abortion remains illegal—for now—in Texas and, because there are no more abortion clinics in the state, all of the abortions we fund are for Texans who are traveling out of state for care. As the last line of support for pregnant Texans who need abortions, we know that we are a critical resource,” said Kamyon Conner, executive director of Texas Equal Access Fund. “Without open abortion clinics in our state, abortion funds are THE NETWORK OF SUPPORT that will ensure Texans access abortion care out of state that they desperately need. Clinics have been the target of anti-abortion laws and legislation and now anti-abortion extremists will focus on attacking abortion funds, the only safety net Texans have in seeking abortion care,” said Conner. “We need community support now more than ever so that as many Texans who need care can get it. We hope that folks will show their support for our Helpline reopening to provide care for Texans seeking abortion care in legal states.”
Texans who need help paying for abortion care can text Texas Equal Access Fund on our confidential text line for help at 1-844-TEA-FUND (1-844-832-3863). Visit our website teafund.org for more information.
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Texas Equal Access Fund provides financial and emotional support to Texans who need help paying for abortion care while also doing the work to shift our culture towards Reproductive Justice. Follow us @teafund.
