Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows Medication Abortions in Texas Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

AUSTIN (AP) – A federal appeals court panel has ruled that medication abortions can be provided in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning non-essential medical procedures so that badly-needed medical resources can go to treating coronavirus patients and protecting medical staff. In a medication abortion, a…MORE

Global Economy Will Suffer Worst Year Since The Great Depression; ‘Texas is in a Recession’

AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) – Beaten down by the coronavirus outbreak, the world economy in 2020 will suffer its worst year since The Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund says. The IMF expects the global economy to shrink 3% this year before rebounding in 2021 with 5.8% growth. It acknowledges, though,…MORE