Texas Senate Passes 6 Pro-Life Bills
The Texas Senate approved six anti-abortion bills, including a proposal that would outlaw the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically before a woman is aware she is pregnant, and another that effectively bans the procedure all together. The second measure would become law if the Supreme Court reverses earlier decisions legalizing abortion. Abortion opponents have pledged to push an aggressive agenda to severely limit availability of the procedure, with an eye to the changing power dynamics at the U.S. Supreme Court, where conservatives now hold a 6-3 majority. The chamber approved five of the bills 19-12, with all Republicans voting in favor, along with one Democrat, Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. of Brownsville. A sixth bill passed 20-11, with two Democrats supporting it. Read more...