by Texas Right to Life | Mar 1, 2017 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News, Past Sessions
In the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, expert constitutional attorney Mary Spaulding Balch staunchly defended the prudence of enacting a ban on dismemberment abortions in Texas. Her testimony on Senate Bill 415, authored by Senator Charles Perry...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 1, 2017 | Legislation, News, Past Sessions
Planned Parenthood uses your tax dollars to subsidize abortions. Last year, Texans paid the abortion giant more than $517,000 in state tax dollars. That’s right, YOUR tax dollars still pay the criminal organization that kills more than 300,000 preborn...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 28, 2017 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News, Past Sessions
February 28, 2017 Dear Honorable Members of the Texas Legislature, In light of the refusal of the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold reasonable safety standards to protect maternal health set by the State of Texas in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt,...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 28, 2017 | Abortion, Healthcare, Issues, Legislation, News, Past Sessions
Pro-Life Texans are forced to pay for the abortions of others through their health insurance premiums. Soon that could change: This legislative session, Pro-Lifers in the Capitol are hard at work crafting Pro-Life Health Insurance Reform. Ask your state...
by Emily K. Cook | Feb 24, 2017 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News, Past Sessions
Last week, the Health and Human Services Committee of the Texas Senate held a public hearing on major Pro-Life legislation, Senate Bill 415. Authored by Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) and a top legislative priority of Texas Right to Life, Senate Bill 415...
by Emily K. Cook | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Denial of Treatment, Euthanasia, Healthcare, Issues, News, Past Sessions
This past Friday, two members of Texas Right to Life’s legislative team served as patient advocates for two separate patients who found themselves victims of the draconian Texas Advance Directives Act. Found in Chapter 166 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, the...