by Texas Right to Life | Sep 23, 2017 | Bioethics, Press Releases
On Friday, September 22, in the 189th District Court in Harris County, Judge Bill Burke indicated throughout the hearing that he favored the status quo of the Texas Advance Directives Act, also known as the 10-Day or Futile Care Law. Burke told the lawyers for both...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 31, 2017 | Abortion, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: District judge order places hold on Dismemberment Abortion Ban Austin, Texas—August 31, 2017: Today, a U.S. District Court judge ordered a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the Pro-Life Dismemberment Abortion Ban, which is...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 29, 2017 | Abortion, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hearing on temporary restraining order for Dismemberment Abortion Ban held in Austin Austin, Texas—August 29, 2017: Today, Texas Right to Life attended a hearing in a U.S. District Court on the abortion providers’ temporary restraining order...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 17, 2017 | Legislation, Media, Media Relations, Past Sessions, Press Releases
Austin, Texas—August 17, 2017: Yesterday Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 11 into law. SB 11, one of five Pro-Life reforms on the governor’s agenda for the First Called Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature, requires that doctors obtain consent...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 15, 2017 | News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Patient consent for Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders bill headed to Governor Abbott Austin, Texas–August 14, 2017: Today, the Texas Senate took the last vote necessary to send Senate Bill 11, one of the five Pro-Life bills on the agenda for this...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 9, 2017 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Past Sessions, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texas House of Representatives passes Pro-Life Health Insurance Reform Austin, Texas—August 9, 2017: Today, the Texas House of Representatives passed Pro-Life Health Insurance Reform, one of Texas Right to Life’s priority bills and one of the 20...
