by Texas Right to Life | Jan 22, 2019 | Assisted Suicide
In 2018, Hawaii became the sixth state to legalize assisted suicide. The law sanctions the killing of people considered to be terminally ill who request a lethal prescription drug to end their lives. Though in effect, the law has faced an unexpected roadblock: most...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 22, 2019 | News
Last December T. Scott Marr’s son found him unconscious and unresponsive in his Nebraska home. Marr, 61, was taken to an area hospital. In the emergency room, doctors told Marr’s four children that he appeared to have suffered a massive stroke and there was little...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 18, 2019 | 86th Session, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Past Sessions, Press Releases
Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced the committee assignments for the State Senate during the Regular Session of the 86th Texas Legislature. One of the most important tasks of the lieutenant governor is to assign the 31 state senators to the...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 17, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Texas Right to Life applauds the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allowing the State of Texas to temporarily terminate the Medicaid contract for Planned Parenthood. The circuit court’s ruling vacates the preliminary injunction by federal...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 17, 2019 | Abortion
Update, January 23, 2019: The New York State Assembly approved the legislation on Tuesday, January 22. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) then signed the measure into law. New York state is on the verge of passing what may be the most anti-Life bill in the country. ...