by Texas Right to Life | Jun 14, 2019 | Abortion, Adoption, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
Eighty Texas senators and representatives sent a letter to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) this week, clarifying their legislative intent after increasing funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program. The letter was spearheaded by Senator Charles...
by Texas Right to Life | May 29, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News
Last year, Ireland voted in a referendum to legalize the killing of preborn babies. Before the fateful vote on May 25, 2018, the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution recognized the Right to Life of the preborn child. In a vote influenced heavily by anti-Life...
by Texas Right to Life | May 27, 2019 | 86th Session, Legislation, News
The Regular Session of the 86th Texas Legislature concludes today, and unfortunately, politicians achieved few goals. No bills that stop abortion passed. Even pathetic attempts to assuage the grassroots with feel-good, Pro-Life sounding bills failed. The House could...
by Texas Right to Life | May 22, 2019 | 86th Session, Abortion, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
The Texas House of Representatives killed all but one Pro-Life priority bill, shirking their responsibility to protect Life. While other states and the Texas Senate besieged abortion and euthanasia this year with life-saving legislation, the Texas House stopped zero...
by Texas Right to Life | May 17, 2019 | 86th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
The Texas House passed Senate Bill 22, the No Taxpayer Dollars to Abortion Providers Act, by a vote of 81-65 today. SB 22 by Senator Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels), sponsored by Representative Candy Noble (R-Lucas), would: Prohibit any state funding of abortion...
by Texas Right to Life | May 7, 2019 | 86th Session, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital informed Donald Jones on Thursday that they would pull the plug on his wife against his directive in 10 days, scheduling her to die on May 13, 2019. The Texas 10-Day Rule forces everyday Texans to race against the clock to save...