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 | 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...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 12, 2011 | Legislation
Texas Right to Life is in the Texas Capitol everyday during the Legislative Session to advance the Pro-Life cause. However, our aim is not solely to protect women and save the unborn. Increasingly, one of the main attacks on the sanctity of life in Texas...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 7, 2011 | Legislation
Yesterday, one of Texas Right to Life’s priority bills had a hearing in the House State Affairs committee. Texas Right to Life has heard an outcry from post-abortive women who testify that they were forced by their parents, boyfriends, husbands, or others to...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 24, 2011 | Legislation
After being delayed a day because of the long floor debate on the Voter ID bill, the House State Affairs committee is set to hear multiple Pro-Life bills this afternoon. The list of measures includes two of Texas Right to Life’s top legislative priorities:...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 24, 2011 | Legislation
HB 816, authored by Chairman Todd Hunter, was introduced in the House State Affairs committee minutes ago. HB 816 would prevent Texas from using tax-payer funds for abortion coverage under Obamacare (see last entry for more explanation). A Senate Companion – SB...
