by Texas Right to Life | Jul 24, 2017 | Abortion, Legislation
Since the Texas Legislature took the first bold steps to defunding Planned Parenthood in 2011, anti-Life activists have insisted disaster was inevitable. According to Planned Parenthood’s friends in the media and academia, Texas’ decision to exclude Planned...
by Texas Right to Life | Jul 20, 2017 | News, Press Releases
AUSTIN – Unsurprisingly, pro-abortion advocates are targeting the biggest Pro-Life victory of 2017: the Dismemberment Abortion Ban. After futile attempts to stop the measure from being signed into law, abortion providers and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a...
by Texas Right to Life | Jul 20, 2017 | Past Sessions, Press Releases
Austin, TX—July 20, 2017: The agenda for the First Called Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature includes several important Pro-Life measures. Governor Greg Abbott included four key Pro-Life provisions among the 20 items to be addressed after the...
by Emily K. Cook | Jul 12, 2017 | Past Sessions
This is the fourth in a series of articles previewing Pro-Life issues and debates expected for the Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature that begins on July 18, 2017. For two decades, Texas Right to Life has pushed for policy reform protecting patients’...
by Emily Horne | Jul 5, 2017 | News, Past Sessions
This is the second in a series of articles previewing Pro-Life issues and debates expected for the Special Session of the 85th Texas Legislature that begins on July 18, 2017. Even marginal Pro-Lifers have heard the rallying cry to “defund” Planned Parenthood or, more...