Texas Republicans on Monday pushed on with aggressive efforts to pass tough new abortion restrictions they were prevented from passing last month, scheduling a House vote and beginning what promised to be a marathon public hearing about the legislation. Activists for and against the proposed restrictio...
Women from both parties who support abortion rights introduced a series of amendments to water down House Bill 2, hanging coat hangers on the front podium to symbolize illegal abortions, which they say will become more common if the law is enacted. Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, called ...
Texas House Delays Debate on Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Minors Seeking Abortion; Deadline for Approval ThursdayDallas Morning News
The Texas House has long acted as a more moderate guardrail even as lawmakers under Phelan passed some of the nation's toughest restrictions overabortion,immigrationandvoting. But Paxton's impeachment last year in the House over corruption accusations angered conservatives ...
(AP)—The Texas House has given provisional approval to tough new abortion restrictions, making good on a third attempt to pass the measure this year.
under a measure given preliminary approval by the Republican-dominated House. Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. (AP...
After a late-night session in the Texas Statehouse Friday night, the Senate passed one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country. The bill could be signed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry as early as next week, NBC News' Charles Hadlock said Saturday. ...
The bill would also seek to hold internet providers accountable for the purchase and sale of those drugs. READ MORE: Texas bill would reclassify abortion drugs as controlled substances Then there’s HB 1145, introduced by Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress), the bill would allow the State ...
under a measure given preliminary approval by the Republican-dominated House. Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law that would allow private citizens to sue anyone for helping a woman get an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. (AP...
But whether conservative efforts to further restrict abortion pills will take hold also remains to be seen. Rep.Nate Schatzline, a conservative Republican from Fort Worth, has filedHouse Bill 1651, which would make it a deceptive trade practice to send abortion pills through the mail without veri...