BREAKING: Texas Bans Aborting Babies with Beating Hearts, Bill Heads to Gov’s Desk for Signature
Roman Catholic priest Dom Antonio holds one of the hundreds of mock foetuses that the National Bishops Council had manufactured for their campaign against abortion, during an interview with Reuters at the Nossa Senhora da Paz church in Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema neighborhood March 11, 2008. The mock foetuses will be distributed around churches in Rio and they will be carried to the altar during mass as anti-abortion videos are show on a screen. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (BRAZIL) - RTR1Y69S
(LifeSiteNews) On Thursday, May 13th, the Texas Senate gave final approval (amendment concurrence) for the final passage of the pro-life Texas Heartbeat Bill, SB 8 authored by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and sponsored by Representative Shelby Slawson (R-Stephenville).
The bill passed by a bipartisan vote of 18-12 and is now on its way to Governor Greg Abbott for his signature. The policy would take effect on September 1, 2021.
Rep. Shelby Slawson is serving in her first legislation session and has shown she is ready to lead on such an important issue, while Senator Bryan Hughes is a veteran of the Texas Legislature and one of the most distinguished pro-life members at the Texas Capitol.
Gov. Greg Abbott has already stated twice in Twitter posts that he will sign the Texas Heartbeat bill.
“A heartbeat is a universal sign of life, and that’s why so many Texans believe that when a heartbeat of an unborn child is detected, that child should be protected. The Texas Heartbeat Act is different than Heartbeat laws in others states, by relying on civil actions to enforce the law making it near impossible for the usual claims…
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