by Texas Right to Life | Jan 12, 2022 | 87th Session, Legislation, Legislative Scorecards, News
The 87th legislative session can be properly described as a great victory for preborn children but a devastating loss for vulnerable patients. Vulnerable patients once again sadly fell by the wayside as the Texas Legislature failed to address the lethal 10-Day Rule of...
by Kim Schwartz | Jan 7, 2022 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
A federal appeals court heard procedural questions today in a lawsuit over the Texas Heartbeat Act. The main question in today’s hearing was whether the case should be sent to the state Supreme Court of Texas because the remaining defendants in the case are state...
by Kim Schwartz | Dec 30, 2021 | Abortion, Active State Laws, Issues, News
Originally published September 3, 2021. Domain hosting service GoDaddy notified Texas Right to Life of intent to deplatform our website about the Texas Heartbeat Act, ProLifeWhistleblower.com. Texas Right to Life created ProLifeWhistleblower.com in July to empower...
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 30, 2021 | Active State Laws, Bioethics, Denial of Treatment, Issues, News
Originally published January 15, 2021 Lisa Martin is considered a miracle patient. The Georgia mother-of-four was admitted to the hospital in September with COVID-related complications. Her condition deteriorated and the hospital told her family to say goodbye....
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 30, 2021 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News
Originally published November 15, 2021. Every eight years, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) adopts new textbooks and instructional materials for a given subject area, rotating through the subjects each year. This year, on November 19, the SBOE will consider...
by Kim Schwartz | Dec 30, 2021 | 87th Session, Abortion, Active State Laws, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
Originally published September 2, 2021 The Supreme Court of the United States denied abortionists’ petition to block enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act. The life-saving law took effect September 1, protecting preborn babies who have detectable heartbeats from...