by Texas Right to Life | May 7, 2019 | 86th Session, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital informed Donald Jones on Thursday that they would pull the plug on his wife against his directive in 10 days, scheduling her to die on May 13, 2019. The Texas 10-Day Rule forces everyday Texans to race against the clock to save...
by Texas Right to Life | May 3, 2019 | 86th Session, Euthanasia, Issues, Legislation, News
A court ruling in France has deprived 42-year-old Vincent Lambert of any other means of legal recourse to defend his Right to Life. LifeSiteNews reports that the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State) ruled last week that he will be deprived of nutrition and hydration and...
by Texas Right to Life | May 1, 2019 | 86th Session, Euthanasia, Legislation, News
What would you do if your hospital said they would pull the plug against your will in just 10 days? The Texas 10-Day Rule allows hospital committees to make life-or-death decisions instead of patients and families. Don’t let this happen to you. Tell your...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 30, 2019 | Euthanasia, Issues, Media, News, Press Releases
The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services voted Senate Bill 2089 out of committee by a vote of 5-2 today. This priority Pro-Life bill by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) would repeal the unethical 10-Day Rule, which allows hospitals to pull the plug on...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 26, 2019 | 86th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News
The conference committee for House Bill 1, the state’s budget for 2020-2021, officially began their work to write the final version on Tuesday, April 23. This was the committee’s first meeting and one of the few open to the public. The committee is comprised of five...
by Texas Right to Life | Apr 17, 2019 | Abortion, Issues, Legislation, News
On April 4, 2019, U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R — S.D.) and James Lankford (R — Okla.) introduced the Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2019. The bill would prohibit abortionists from committing barbaric dismemberment abortions and impose a criminal fine,...
