Mary Tuma

Mary Tuma is a Texas-based freelance journalist who has covered reproductive rights for more than a decade. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, the New York Times, Mother Jones, The Nation, VICE, HuffPost, Rewire News Group, and the Texas Observer, among others. She previously worked as a news reporter for alt-weekly The Austin Chronicle and as an investigative reporter for the American Independent News Network.

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The End of Roe

Testifying Against Texas, Women Denied Abortions Relive the Pregnancies That Almost Killed Them

Mary Tuma

- Jul. 21

One plaintiff vomited while recounting her ordeal. The case marks the first time patients denied abortions have sued a state since Roe was overturned.

Demonstrators during a national walk out in support of abortion rights at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, May 5, 2022. For decades the fight to end abortion in America has been waged over Roe v. Wade. With the Supreme Court poised to overturn the landmark decision that legalized a womans right to choose, the fight to stop abortion is going to become a fight about a pill. Photographer: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The End of Roe

The First “Wrongful Death” Case for Helping a Friend Get an Abortion

Mary Tuma

- Apr. 26

The lawsuit’s long game — beyond instilling fear — is establishing fetal personhood, the holy grail of the anti-abortion movement.

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2023. - The Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision on the abortion pill mifepristone as a temporary stay issued by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is expected to expire at midnight. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

The End of Roe

Supreme Court Places Abortion Drug Restrictions on Hold — For Now

Mary Tuma

- Apr. 21

Mifepristone will remain available until further review by the conservative 5th Circuit, which plans to hear oral arguments on May 17.

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 11: Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Lawmakers recently passed several pieces of conservative legislation, including SB8, which prohibits abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat is detected on an ultrasound, usually between the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)

The End of Roe

Texas Lawmakers Plan to Further Decimate Abortion Rights in Upcoming Legislative Session

Mary Tuma

- Dec. 26, 2022

All Texas clinics have halted abortion care, but the anti-abortion movement says its work isn’t over.

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Testifying Against Texas, Women Denied Abortions Relive the Pregnancies That Almost Killed Them

The First “Wrongful Death” Case for Helping a Friend Get an Abortion

Supreme Court Places Abortion Drug Restrictions on Hold — For Now

Texas Lawmakers Plan to Further Decimate Abortion Rights in Upcoming Legislative Session