The women had ectopic pregnancies, which are nonviable and life-threatening if not treated early. They say Ascension Seton Williamson and Texas Health Arlington violated federal law by not ending their pregnancies sooner.

Federal clinics in Texas are already required to get parental permission to prescribe birth control after a 2022 court ruling.

Analysis of Veteran Affairs records found gut, brain and lung problems that began after the viral infection ended. A North Texas doctor suspects inflammation.

Women, doctors and lawyers have all made efforts to test the margins of Texas' near-total abortion ban. Here's where some of those efforts stand.