by Texas Right to Life | May 3, 2017 | Bioethics, Legislation, Media, News, Past Sessions, Press Releases
After years of helping vulnerable Texas patients remove secret, unwanted Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders from their medical files, Texas Right to Life is optimistic the 85th Session of the Texas Legislature will step forward by explicitly requiring patient or...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 27, 2017 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News, Past Sessions
Making sense of which measures cross the finish line and which die is a tricky game to play during the 140 days of the Texas Legislative Session. Due to political scheming, many bills pass that could be termed frivolous, while a significant number of bills...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 25, 2017 | Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, News, Past Sessions
On April 5, 2017, the House Committee on State Affairs heard House Bill 2063 by Representative Greg Bonnen (R-Friendswood). One of Texas Right to Life’s Pro-Life priority bills, House Bill 2063 would provide much needed patient protections against secret and...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 20, 2017 | Abortion, Find Your Legislator, Issues, Legislation, News
Gideon is a one-year-old boy in Oregon beating the odds. Live Action News reported on the amazing story of his life thus far. Gideon’s mother, Heather Hobbs, knew something was wrong with Gideon mid-way through her pregnancy. Her fears were confirmed when...
by Emily K. Cook | Apr 19, 2017 | Active State Laws, Legislation
Two comprehensive medical ethics reform measures are pending, without yet receiving a committee hearing, in the Texas Legislature. Senate Bill 1213 by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and House Bill 4090 by Representative Stephanie Klick, R.N. (R – Fort Worth) both...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 13, 2017 | Abortion, Active National Laws, Blog, Issues, Legislation, News
Today, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that overturns former-president Barack Obama’s final favor to his friends at Planned Parenthood. At the end of his anti-Life presidency, Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new federal...
