Return to the Scorecard In addition to repeatedly meeting with the legislators during the session, all legislators received a letter in January informing them of the bills (authorship and record votes) that would be calculated into Texas Right to Life’s...
79th Texas Legislative Session (2005)
Return to State Legislation Although the 79th Legislature did not muster the strength to pass any of the multiple freestanding Pro-Life bills filed due to committee roadblocks, points of order, and substantial political infighting, several major Pro-Life victories...
77th Texas Legislative Session (2001)
Return to State Legislation Bills That Did Not Pass SB 269: Why it is Anti-Life While similar to Representative Ray Allen's and Senator Ken Armbrister's Prenatal Protection Act (HB 509/SB 815), SB 269 has grave deficiencies contained within it. ...
Abortion in the United States
After reaching a high of over 1.6 million in 1990, the number of abortions annually performed in the U.S. has begun to drop back to levels not seen since the late 1970s. Two independent sources confirm this decline: the government's Centers for Disease...
Supreme Court decisions regarding abortion since 1973
Following is a brief summary of United States Supreme Court abortion decisions commencing with Roe v. Wade, giving the citations, date, holding, and author of the majority opinion. Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (January 22, 1973) Roe invalidated a 19th century Texas...
Abortion Myths
Many advocates for life are challenged with myths and tough questions posed by abortion supporters. Much of the truth about abortion receives little attention in public discourse, for it exposes what we, as a nation, would rather not see. Following are...
Abortion and Breast Cancer
During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes a miraculous transformation. A pregnant woman's hormone levels increase rapidly during this time by producing very high levels of estrogen and progesterone. This surge in hormones induces the breast...
Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception, a.k.a. "the morning-after pill," can take two forms: either a high-dose of oral contraceptives or an intrauterine device (IUD). Oral contraceptives are used most often. Emergency contraception (EC) is offered to women within 5 to 7 days...
Exposing clandestine pro-abortion organizations
While many charitable organizations contribute to the betterment of our society, some, sadly, directly or indirectly advance the Culture of Death. Before deciding which charities you will support this year, please research how your money will be spent. The...
What we believe
MISSION STATEMENT Texas Right to Life legally, peacefully and prayerfully protects the God-given Right to Life of innocent human beings from fertilization to natural death. ABORTION TRTL is a non-profit advocacy and educational organization that opposes abortion at...