by Texas Right to Life | Apr 27, 2011 | Legislation
Many of our supporters ask why Pro-Life bills get slowed down, if not killed, in the State Senate despite the existence of a clear Pro-Life Majority and Pro-Life Lieutenant Governor in the Senate Chamber. This is often because of a rule unique to the Senate known as...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 22, 2011 | Legislation
On Wednesday, April 20th, the State Affairs Committee in the State House considered House Bill 2555 by Representative Fred Brown. House Bill 2555 would close the loophole on minors seeking to undergo abortions without parental involvement. Many legislators have...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 20, 2011 | Legislation
April 3rd through 10th was designated National Coerced Abortion Awareness Week to raise awareness about how many women are forced, coerced, and pressured into aborting their babies. While coercion is assumed to be illegal, no law in Texas explicitly prohibits...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 18, 2011 | Abortion
Much misinformation and many misleading arguments have been offered in the defense of “family planning” funds in the Texas state budget, and most notably, the funds given to America’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood. The Truth...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 18, 2011 | Legislation
All the Texas Right to Life priority bills for the 82nd Legislative Session are filed, and the legislative team is now recruiting coauthors! Coauthoring a bill, an important part of the legislative process, allows elected officials to attach their name to a bill...