How did Texas past the most restrictive anti-abortion law in the country?  What reason did the Supreme Court give for not intervening?  How is this law different and how do we challenge it?  It's enough to make your head spin!  Thankfully, The Advocates talk to Texas lawyer Blake Rocap to break it ALL down for us.  

Blake has worked in or with the Texas Legislature since 2007. For the past seven legislative sessions, Blake has been Legislative counsel for AVOW (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice Texas) focusing his advocacy on abortion rights and reproductive healthcare. He is former board member, volunteer attorney and current legal director of Jane’s Due Process a statewide non-profit that helps young people in Texas navigate parental consent laws and confidentially access abortion and birth control. He is the immediate past president of the board of Every Body Texas the Title X grantee in Texas. He is a member of the Health Law, and Legislative and Campaign Law sections of the state bar. 

After this episode was recorded, The House of Representatives passed the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA). WHPA protects the right to access abortion without restrictions and unnecessary bans.  If passed, it would block state's mandatory waiting periods, mandatory ultrasounds, biased and false counseling, and two-trip requirements.  Read more about WHPA here and how you can get involved in advocacy for it.