by Texas Right to Life | Feb 1, 2022 | 87th Session, Abortion, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
A new report from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) confirms a substantial drop in abortions in September 2021 after implementation of the Texas Heartbeat Act. The state agency reported a total of 2,197 abortions in Texas, compared to just one...
by Kim Schwartz | Sep 2, 2021 | 87th Session, Abortion, Active State Laws, Issues, Legislation, Media, Media Relations, News, Press Releases
The Supreme Court of the United States denied abortionists’ petition to block enforcement of the Texas Heartbeat Act. The life-saving law took effect September 1, protecting preborn babies who have detectable heartbeats from abortion. Texas Right to Life is thrilled...
by Texas Right to Life | Aug 14, 2018 | Abortion, Issues, News
Last week, the Argentine Senate rejected a bill to legalize abortion in the strongly Pro-Life country. Under current law, abortion is illegal except in cases in which pregnancy poses an immediate threat to the mother’s health and in limited circumstances in cases of...
by Texas Right to Life | Mar 29, 2018 | News
Until now, Texas law has been silent on the life and death issue of whether hospitals had to secure consent from patients or surrogates before issuing Do-Not-Resuscitate orders (DNRs). Due to lack of clarity in the law, individual hospitals set their own policies...
by Texas Right to Life | Nov 28, 2017 | News
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) agreed to hear the challenge to an anti-Life California law. Several Pro-Life pregnancy centers in California challenged the law that requires them to tell women facing unexpected pregnancies where...
