Mary Tuma

Mary Tuma is a Texas-based freelance journalist who covers reproductive rights. Her reporting has appeared in The Guardian, Vice, The New York Times, the Texas Observer, Rewire News Group, The Austin Chronicle, The Progressive, Ms., HuffPost, Salon, and others.

AbortionAugust 15, 2022

How One Progressive City Is Fighting to Decriminalize Abortion

As part of a growing movement, municipalities like Austin are finding ways to protect their most vulnerable citizens in a post-Roe world.

Mary Tuma
Reproductive RightsJanuary 13, 2022

The Texas Abortion Ban Could Usher in a Wave of Pregnancy-Related Deaths

“When you deny people the opportunity to have a safe abortion procedure and replace it with the higher risk of continuing pregnancies, more people are going to die.”

Mary Tuma
Reproductive RightsOctober 14, 2021

Texas Abortion Providers Are “Hitting Their Limits”

Clinic staff are “very worried” about the stability of their jobs, explained one provider. And turning away patient after patient is taking its toll.

Mary Tuma

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Mary Tuma

AbortionAugust 15, 2022

As part of a growing movement, municipalities like Austin are finding ways to protect their most vulnerable citizens in a post-Roe world.

Reproductive RightsJanuary 13, 2022

“When you deny people the opportunity to have a safe abortion procedure and replace it with the higher risk of continuing pregnancies, more people are going to die.”

Reproductive RightsOctober 14, 2021

Clinic staff are “very worried” about the stability of their jobs, explained one provider. And turning away patient after patient is taking its toll.