by Peter Pinedo | Feb 15, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Active National Laws, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, News
This Valentine’s Day the New York Times denied basic biological facts and attacked the humanity of preborn children. The Times asserted that a preborn child does not have a heart. They argue that the child’s heart is not actually a true heart but rather a “tube of...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 14, 2022 | Abortion, Active National Laws, Active State Laws, Healthcare, Issues, News
Texas Right to Life weighed in last December in a landmark case over Pennsylvania’s ban on Medicaid funding of abortions. We urged the court to defend taxpayers from funding abortion and protect preborn children, stating, “a woman’s body is designed to carry her...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 11, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Active State Laws, Bioethics, Euthanasia, Healthcare, Issues, Legislation, Legislative Scorecards, News, Past Sessions
You deserve to know what your elected officials accomplish (and what they don’t) in the state Capitol in Austin. This is why we create the Pro-Life Scorecard, detailing every vote, every bill signed on to, every amendment, and every public statement that your...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 10, 2022 | Abortion, Active National Laws, Active State Laws, Issues, News
February is recognized as Black History Month in the United States, a time to solemnly commemorate what Black Americans have endured and to celebrate their great victories and accomplishments in this country. Ironically, we have seen a slew of abortion groups...
by Texas Right to Life | Feb 9, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Active National Laws, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, News
Abortions in Texas have dropped by approximately 60% since the Texas Heartbeat Act took effect September 1, 2021. Roe v. Wade’s days may be numbered as the Supreme Court’s decision in a Mississippi case (Dobbs v. Jackson) approaches this summer. Yet, one look around...
by Miranda Willborg | Feb 8, 2022 | Abortion, Issues, News
Abortion groups sued Pro-Life advocate Mark Lee Dickson and Right to Life of East Texas for defamation because he said that abortion is murder. After a Dallas-area appeals court ruled against him, Dickson now turns to the Supreme Court of Texas to defend his free...