Texas Right to Life is so proud of the Pro-Life Whip in the Texas House of Representatives, Representative Bryan Hughes, who drafted and circulated the following letter for signatures from his colleagues to urge Pro-Life Governor Rick Perry to again lead on protecting Life. 64 of the 150 House members joined Pro-Life Whip Hughes on the letter.
If a special session is called (after the enormously disappointing 83rd Regular Session that ends on Memorial Day during which no Pro-Life legislation was passed), Governor Perry may call legislators back to address some unfinished business. Along with the 62 legislators, Texas Right to Life considers the approximately 80,000 tiny Texans who will be aborted this year to be unfinished business.
Pro-Life legislators are frustrated and saddened about being denied the opportunity to pass laws that protect the health and safety of women and safeguard our most vulnerable unborn Texans. Our Pro-Life State House members are eager to work – even if they have to stay longer in Austin – with our Pro-Life Governor and Pro-Life Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst to enact new Pro-Life laws during a possible special session.
May 24, 2013
Dear Governor Perry,
Thank you for the strong stands you take for life and for liberty. The undersigned members of the House share your commitment to protect the sanctity of human life. Despite an overwhelming pro-life majority in the House, not a single pro-life bill filed during this 83rd session reached the House floor.
Since pro-life values are fundamental to us, and since the majority of Texans share these convictions, we are not willing to give up the fight. In the struggle to defend life, we cannot take a day off – much less a legislative session.
In light of the increasing likelihood of a Special Session, we ask that you exercise your constitutional power and add pro-life bills to the call.
More specifically, we ask that you add the following matters to the call:
1.Protection of pain-capable unborn children from abortion at 20 weeks gestation;
2.Protection of women and unborn children by requiring abortion facilities to meet the same health and safety standards as ambulatory surgical centers; and
3.Protection of women and unborn children by requiring abortion doctors to secure and maintain privileges at an emergency room within thirty miles of the facility where they commit abortions.
4. Legislation ensuring that any Health Insurance Exchange (whether state or federal) set up in Texas does not include coverage for abortion.
On these matters of life, the will of the people has been frustrated thus far in the Regular Session. By adding these fundamentally important issues to the special session agenda, you can enable your pro-life House Members to defend innocent human life.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of our request, and thank you for your service to Texas.
Sincerely,
Representative George Lavender
House District 1
Representative Dan Flynn
House District 2
Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.
House District 3
Representative Lance Gooden
House District 4
Representative Bryan Hughes
House District 5
Representative Matt Schaefer
House District 6
Representative David Simpson
House District 7
Representative Jim Pitts
House District 10
Representative Kyle Kacal
House District 12
Representative Lois Kolkhorst
House District 13
Representative Steve Toth
House District 15
Representative Brandon Creighton
House District 16
Representative Tim Kleinschmidt
House District 17
Representative James White
House District 19
Representative Marsha Farney
House District 20
Representative Greg Bonnen
House District 24
Representative Dennis Bonnen
House District 25
Representative Rick Miller
House District 26
Representative Ed Thompson
House District 29
Representative Geanie Morrison
House District 30
Representative Scott Turner
House District 33
Representative J. M. Lozano
House District 43
Representative Jason Isaac
House District 45
Representative Harvey Hilderbran
House District 53
Representative Jimmie Don Aycock
House District 54
Representative Charles “Doc” Anderson
House District 56
Representative Trent Ashby
House District 57
Representative Rob Orr
House District 58
Representative Jim Keffer
House District 60
Representative Phil King
House District 61
Representative Larry Phillips
House District 62
Representative Tan Parker
House District 63
Representative Ron Simmons
House District 65
Representative Van Taylor
House District 66
Representative Jeff Leach
House District 67
Representative Drew Springer
House District 68
Representative James Frank
House District 69
Representative Scott Sanford
House District 70
Representative Charles Perry
House District 83
Representative Phil Stephenson
House District 85
Representative John Smithee
House District 86
Representative Four Price
House District 87
Representative Jodie Laubenberg
House District 89
Representative Stephanie Klick
House District 91
Representative Jonathan Stickland
House District 92
Representative Matt Krause
House District 93
Representative Diane Patrick
House District 94
Representative Bill Zedler
House District 96
Representative Craig Goldman
House District 97
Representative Giovanni Capriglione
House District 98
Representative Stefani Carter
House District 102
Representative Linda Harper-Brown
House District 105
Representative Pat Fallon
House District 106
Representative Angie Chen Button
House District 112
Representative Cindy Burkett
House District 113
Representative Bennett Ratliff
House District 115
Representative Dan Huberty
House District 127
Representative John Davis
House District 129
Representative Allen Fletcher
House District 130
Representative Bill Callegari
House District 132
Representative Jim Murphy
House District 133
Representative Tony Dale
House District 136
Representative Dwayne Bohac
House District 138
Representative Debbie Riddle
House District 150
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