Gov. Greg Abbott, R-TX, signed into law legislation protecting unborn children as soon as a heartbeat can be detected. The law sets the cutoff for legal abortions at about six weeks after conception.
While Texas is often considered a conservative state, passing pro-life legislation in the Lone Star State has proven difficult. Pro-life leaders said that makes the passage of the new Heartbeat Law an even more profound victory.
“The Texas Heartbeat Act is the strongest Pro-Life bill passed by the Legislature since Roe v. Wade and will save thousands of lives,” said Rebecca Parma of Texas Right to Life. “This is a historic day and now is the time to build on our momentum.”
The Texas Heartbeat Act includes provisions for citizens to take legal action against abortionists and others who aid or abet in the crime of aborting pre-born children with heartbeats. The law does not allow criminals who impregnate women through rape to sue against criminal abortions, and does not allow suits directly against mothers who procure abortions.
While aspects of the law are innovative, the legislation also represents what commentators on both sides of the abortion issue recognize as a recent surge of pro-life action — and success — throughout the country.
“There is a groundswell of pro-life activity happening in state legislatures across the nation,” Susan B. Anthony List State Policy Director Sue Liebel said in a statement Wednesday:
Since January, 536 pro-life bills have been introduced with more than 60 signed into law – a strong rebuke of the deeply unpopular abortion agenda being pursued by the Biden-Harris administration and their allies in the abortion lobby.
The Susan B. Anthony List also pointed out that Texas is not alone in its decision to protect the unborn, but “joins South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, and North Dakota in limiting abortions as early as a fetal heartbeat can be detected….”
The above comes from a May 19 story on Catholic Vote.
Thanks be to God!
Governor Abbott is a Catholic.
There is no need to put “devout” in front of “Catholic,” as reporters do with pro-abortion politicians like Mr. Biden and Ms. Pelosi.
(And, Mr. Abbott doesn’t wave his Rosary beads in front of reporters, like they’re meant for virtue-signalling and vote getting, or try to explain what the Catholic Church really teaches to the press and nation.)
Let us pray that our Catholic governor and the Catholic governor of New York (as well as others) allow Christian values and the humanity of babies to affect their signing of legislation and executive orders.
“Twill be interesting when the Supremes get ahold of this one.
Just like it was when they got a hold of the Dred Scott decision. Supreme Court decisions that deprive any class or group of people, be it Blacks or preborn babies, of their rights are unjust and should be overturned. Racism (most obvious in slavery) and abortion are two sins that have plagued our nation for generations. Let’s pray and work toward a time when the dignity of all men, women and children is recognized and their rights are respected. We are made in the image of God, of infinite worth and value. Jesus died and rose for us. As we celebrate Pentecost, let’s pray for and be open to the power and working of the Holy Spirit!
Which is why it was great that the Supreme Court approved gay marriage, so that group of people would no longer be deprived of their rights and human dignity. I’m sure you’ll agree.
Why does somebody always have to twist things to their own agenda?
Anonymous clergyman wrote a great post and it is super annoying that someone has to be a jerk.
Oh well…the Internet…
DNFTT
No Anon, “gay marriage” is an abomination as it does not lead to life or children, despite what you and rest of the Left think . Granting gays any sort of “right: has lead to moral chaos which we are no ensnared in.
Love to follow all the pro-life news from Texas Right to Life! They have worked so hard for their goals. 24 Texas cities have now passed official city ordinances, proclaiming themselves as sanctuary cities for the unborn child — but Planned Parenthood is suing some of them, unfortunately. Hope they don’t win. Wish Planned Parenthood would give up– and leave Texas. President Biden and his team also have been giving Gov. Abbott and the State of Texas a rough time, over their recent triumph for unborn children, of the new “Heartbeat” law. Shame on Biden, Psaki, Becerra, and their evil team. Texas has lots of Catholics, Southern Baptists, and other Christians, all very active in their churches, and active for pro-life causes. But there are also lots of immoral, Godless liberal “California”-type Democrats, especially in the larger cities, and particularly in Austin and East Texas– and they infiltrate all the universities, and poison the kids, and poison the schools with immorality and Satanic filth. Parents are fighting hard against them. Dedicated Christians are all fighting had in Texas– hope they win all their battles. Yay for Texas.
Texas has a state-wide, scandalous, liberal Protestant ministers’ pro-choice organizations, battling Texas Right to Life, “sanctuary for the unborn child” cities, and Gov. Abbott, in favor of “women’s rights to choose.” Many of the ministers in their pictures– are married women with children. This ministers’ group has even gone and blessed Planned Parenthood Baby Killing clinics, in many Texas cities. Shocking. Shame on these bad, fake “servants of God” and their sacrilegious blessings and prayers.
Liberal Protestantism is the strange duck in the pond. It is hard to know what they believe except for their liberal politics. It is the refuge from historic Christianity for the cultured despisers of dogma. I see little difference between them and Catholycs like Biden, Pelosi et al.
Anon, May 23 at 12:02 AM, accidently gave you a thumbs down, but meant to give you a thumbs up. Sorry.
Anonymous– well, I don’t pay any attention to the “thumbs up” or “thumbs down,” but thanks. Glad that maybe you don’t agree with the Texas pro-choice ministers’ group, including their blessings and prayers at Planned Parenthood clinics. Scandalous.