Becca Aaronson is the director of product at Chalkbeat. Previously, she was the first-ever product manager at The Texas Tribune, where she led initiatives such as the website redesign. She began her career as a reporter, covering health care at The Texas Tribune from 2012-2014. She was promoted in 2012 to cover health care for the Tribune, during which time she was nationally recognized for her coverage of women’s health and abortion politics, work which she undertook as a National Health Journalism Fellow. A founding member of the Tribune’s news apps team, Becca left the health care beat in 2014 to work on news apps full-time. She co-founded the data visuals team and led the development of several award-winning investigative projects. Becca has a bachelor’s degree in cultural theory from Scripps College.

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Claims Drop Under State-Run Women's Health Program

A Texas GOP plan to exclude 40 Planned Parenthood clinics from the state's Texas Woman’s Health Program has lead to fewer claims for birth control and wellness exams as well as lower overall enrollment numbers.

After SCOTUS, Abortion Providers Work to Secure Access

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday not to intervene in Texas’ ongoing abortion litigation, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are working to secure access to the procedure for women across the state.

SCOTUS Won't Intervene in Texas Abortion Case

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday not to intervene in Texas’ ongoing abortion litigation, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are working to secure access to the procedure for women across the state....

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Report: Latinas Struggle to Access Reproductive Care

The closure of nine of 32 family planning clinics in the Rio Grande Valley — a result of the state Legislature's decision to cut family planning financing in 2011 — has compounded the struggles of low-income, Latina women trying to access reproductive health services.

After Court Ruling, 9 Abortion Providers in Texas End Services

A quarter of Texas abortion providers suspend services after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction by a federal district court that would have halted implementation of a state law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.

Court Rules Abortion Restrictions Unconstitutional

Court Rules Abortion Restrictions Unconstitutional

Less than 24 hours before new abortion regulations were set to take effect in Texas, a U.S. District Court judge blocked the implementation of two provisions challenged by abortion providers, ruling that they could place an undue burden on women and are therefore unconstitutional.

Final Arguments Made in Case on Texas Abortion Regulations

Final Arguments Made in Case on Texas Abortion Regulations

With days remaining until new abortion regulations take effect in Texas, attorneys for abortion providers and the state of Texas presented their final arguments Wednesday on whether those restrictions meet constitutional muster.