by Ashlynn Lemos | Jul 3, 2025 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, News
Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate to pass the Big Beautiful Bill, a policy that eliminates Planned Parenthood’s federal Medicaid reimbursements for one year. The Senate vote came down to a razor-thin 50-50 split along party lines,...
by Kim Schwartz | Jun 24, 2025 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
Texas is facing a growing abortion crisis: Nearly 19,000 abortion pills are pouring into the state every year. Texas Right to Life and 97 other Pro-Life leaders sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, urgently asking him to add the Woman and Child Protection...
by Kim Schwartz | May 28, 2025 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
The Texas House failed to pass the Woman and Child Protection Act (SB 2880/HB 5510) on Tuesday, leaving preborn children prey to mail-order abortion pills for the foreseeable future. The bill died after Chairman Ken King (R–Canadian) slow-walked the measure for nearly...
by Kim Schwartz | May 22, 2025 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
The Texas House of Representatives passed the Stop Tax-Funded Abortion Travel Act (Senate Bill 33) on Thursday with an 87-58 vote. The measure will block local governments from sending tax dollars to organizations that pay for out-of-state abortion costs, like flights...
by Kim Schwartz | Mar 17, 2025 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, News, Press Releases
Two people in Texas were arrested for committing illegal abortions and operating clinics with unlicensed staff. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrest of Maria Margarita Rojas, a 48-year-old midwife in the Houston area, and her employee Jose Ley. The...
by Texas Right to Life | Dec 13, 2024 | Abortion, Issues, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit today against a New York doctor who illegally sent abortion pills to a pregnant woman in Texas. New York physician Margaret Daley Carpenter trafficked the drugs across state lines without possessing a Texas medical...
