Austin, Texas—June 7, 2017: Yesterday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8 into law. Senate Bill 8 prohibits partial-birth abortion, regulates the disposition of abortion victims, and, as amended, bans dismemberment abortions. When SB 8...
Austin, Texas – June 6, 2017: Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for a special session for the 85th Texas Legislature, which will start July 18. The governor announced that he will add 19 items to the special session call once the Legislature passes a...
Austin, Texas—May 26, 2017: Today, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 8 as amended by the Texas House of Representatives, which includes the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Amendment. Senate Bill 8 prohibits partial-birth abortions and regulates the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texas House adopts Dismemberment Abortion Ban as floor amendment Austin, Texas—May 19, 2017: Today, the Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 8, which prohibits partial-birth abortions and regulates the disposition of the bodies of...
After years of helping vulnerable Texas patients remove secret, unwanted Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders from their medical files, Texas Right to Life is optimistic the 85th Session of the Texas Legislature will step forward by explicitly requiring patient or...
Austin, Texas—May 2, 2017: Today, Texas Right to Life joined the Freedom Caucus, and a conservative coalition of Texas House members for a press conference. The press conference took place in the Speaker of the House Press Room. The topic was Texas Right...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texas Senate preliminarily approves Dismemberment Abortion Ban Austin, Texas—March 15, 2017: Today, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 415, the Dismemberment Abortion Ban, on second reading. The bill was preliminarily approved by the Senate on...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Texas conservatives invited to Capitol for Faith and Family Day Austin, Texas—March 15, 2017: Tomorrow, conservative Texans will gather at the Texas Capitol for Faith and Family Day. Texas Right to Life and several influential conservative...