by Kim Schwartz | Mar 14, 2021 | 87th Session, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, Press Releases
AUSTIN — Three critical bills on the Pro-Life Priority Agenda will be considered in committee in the Texas Senate Monday, March 15. The Senate Committee on State Affairs will hear public testimony on: The Texas Abolition Strategy (SB 1647 by Senator Charles Perry),...
by Kim Schwartz | Feb 1, 2021 | 87th Session, Abortion, Current Session, Discriminatory Loophole, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Texas Governor Greg Abbott urged state lawmakers Monday night to pass Pro-Life legislation that bans discriminatory abortions. During his State of the State address he declared, “No unborn child should be targeted for abortion on the basis of race, sex, or...
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 5, 2019 | Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
A civil district court in Travis County heard arguments in a case challenging a pro-abortion provision in the City of Austin’s 2020 budget. Don Zimmerman v. City of Austin is brought by Pro-Life Austin resident and former Austin City Council member Don...
by Texas Right to Life | Sep 24, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Gilmer City Council voted to declare the East Texas town a Safe Haven for the Unborn on Tuesday, September 24. In a 4-1 vote, the city passed the ordinance, which bans abortions at all stages within city limits and prohibits abortion businesses from setting up...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 30, 2019 | 86th Session, Abortion, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Providers Act, Senate Bill 22, will take effect on September 1. The goal of the bill is to ensure that Texans’ tax dollars do not fund or benefit abortion providers or their affiliates in any capacity. This is an important goal...
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...
