by Texas Right to Life | Dec 1, 2010 | Legislation, News, Newsletter
All the Texas Right to Life endorsed statewide candidates won (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, etc.). Twenty of our Congressional candidates won, including three new candidates who defeated pro-abortion incumbents. The State Senate...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 26, 2010 | Legislation
There have been two major Pro-Life bills introduced in Congress that are designed to protect taxpayers from having their money fund abortions. The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” is much more comprehensive than the “Protect Life...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 16, 2010 | Legislation
On July 22, prolife champion U.S. Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ) sent a letter to his Congressional partners, entreating them to support a bill which he plans to introduce called the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” Congressman Smith...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 16, 2010 | Legislation
Prior to the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and many members of the Republican Party supported a seemingly practical slavery reduction measure, coined “compensated emancipation,” where the United States would buy slaves from willing slave owners with...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 16, 2010 | Legislation
The latest legislative battle to limit federal funding of abortion took a step forward on July 30th as Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) introduced HR 5939, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” The bill would unify all...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 11, 2010 | Legislation
On July 7, President Obama appointed Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) during the congressional recess, bypassing the typical confirmation hearing and congressional approval of his nominee. This political act has...
