by Kim Schwartz | Feb 18, 2022 | Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced support Friday for a new anti-gun bill that would allow private citizens to sue gun manufacturers. Newsom claims the bill is modeled after the enforcement mechanism of the Texas Heartbeat Act, and stated his goal is, in part,...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 1, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
A new report from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) confirms a substantial drop in abortions in September 2021 after implementation of the Texas Heartbeat Act. The state agency reported a total of 2,197 abortions in Texas, compared to just one...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 22, 2022 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas and abortionist George Massingill dropped their appeal case against the city of Lubbock — their last ditch effort to undo the city’s ordinance that has effectively stopped the group from committing abortions at their...
by Kim Schwartz | Jan 20, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the abortion industry’s desperate request to return Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson—the lawsuit challenging the Texas Heartbeat Act—back to a federal district judge proven to be hostile to the law. Last...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 17, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit certified the Supreme Court of Texas to take over Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson, the one remaining federal lawsuit challenging the Texas Heartbeat Act. This is great news for Texas...
by Texas Right to Life | Jan 13, 2022 | 87th Session, Legislation, Legislative Scorecards, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Today, Texas Right to Life released the Pro-Life Scorecard, detailing how Texas state representatives and senators served preborn children, pregnant mothers, and vulnerable patients during the Regular and Special Sessions of the 87th Texas Legislature. The...
