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While Democrats and the far-right edge of the Republican Party remain focused on abortion, leaders in both chambers have not yet spent much time discussing the issue this session.

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had said hospitals in states with abortion bans must perform emergency abortions in some instances.

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Experts on adoption and abortion say lawmakers must work to provide financial and mental health support to birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees in order to make the adoption process a better option for those with unwanted pregnancies.

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The proposal would bar use of city funds to collect and share information on abortions, miscarriages or reproductive healthcare that other government agencies plan to use in criminal investigations.

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The 6-point gap is smaller than when Republican George W. Bush ousted Democrat Ann Richards in 1994.

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Although the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade could energize O'Rourke's campaign, he'd still face a GOP-controlled Texas Legislature.

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