Pro-Life News

Abortion businesses in Texas are pushing for the ability to conduct drug-induced abortions despite the coronavirus pandemic. They filed an emergency motion on Saturday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court order so they can keep dispensing abortion pills. The businesses sued after Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, demanded last month a stop to nonessential medical procedures, including most abortions, to conserve resources to fight COVID-19. Read more......

A federal appeals court approved a ban on most abortions in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic – including those induced by medication – and continued to flex its muscle in a back-and-forth with an Austin-based district court judge who believes most abortions should be exempt from the state’s ban on non-emergency procedures. The decision from a three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals out of New Orleans upholds the inclusion of abortions among the elective procedures banned in a March 22 emergency order from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott aimed at freeing up hospital beds and protective equipment for health care workers. Read more...  ...