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Hutchison Once Again Stands by Roe v. Wade and Legalized Abortion
1/29/10 -- In the second Republican gubernatorial debate, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was once again asked explicitly whether she supported the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. She answered, "No."
"At the gubernatorial debate, Senator Hutchison contradicted herself. You cannot be pro-life and support Roe v. Wade," says Joe Pojman, Ph.D., executive director of Texas Alliance for Life. In 2003, Hutchison showed her support for legalized abortion by voting for a resolution that stated, "It is the sense of the Senate that the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right; and such decision should not be overturned." (See Senate Roll Call No. 48, 108th Congress, 1st Session.)
Gov. Rick Perry, on the other hand, is on the record as both supporting limits on abortion and supporting overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Thousands attended Saturday's Texas Rally for Life!
1/25/10 -- Thousands attended the Texas Rally for Life on Saturday, January 23, to commemorate the tragic anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
They heard from keynote speaker Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston), Rep. Frank Corte Jr. (R-San Antonio), Carol Everett, Cathy Kerr, Elizabeth McClung, Msgr. Michael Mulvey, and Pastor David Cassidy.
Visit www.TexasRallyforLife.org for photos and audio recordings from the event. Check out TAL's Facebook page for additional photos and links to video from the Rally.
Texas Legislators Call for Prosecution for 14th Fort Hood Victim, an Unborn Child
1/11/10 -- Citing Texas' personhood law, 31 members of the Texas Legislature wrote a poignant letter to the Secretary of the Army calling for the prosecution of Maj. Nadal Malik Hasan for the murder of an unborn child, the 14th victim of the Nov. 5, 2009, shootings at Fort Hood.
One of the other 13 victims, Pvt. Francheska Velez, was pregnant at the time of the shootings. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act, signed by President George W. Bush in 2004, created a crime in military law and other federal laws for killing an unborn child while killing the mother.
The letter, sent by the Texas Conservative Coalition, points out that prosecution would be consistent with Texas' law that recognizes the personhood of the unborn child.
Click here to find out if one of your elected officials signed this letter. If so, please thank him or her.
Campaign Continues to Remove Abortion from National Health Care Insurance Plan
12/22/09 -- On Dec. 21, 60 members of the U.S. Senate voted to stop debate on Majority Leader Harry Reid's "manager's amendment" to his national health care insurance plan, including a provision requiring federal funding for elective abortion.
The Senate is expected to give final passage to the bill shortly before Christmas after two or three more procedural votes. That paves the way for a Senate-House conference committee to attempt to iron out differences with the version passed by the U.S. House in October. Unlike the pro-abortion version in the Senate, the House's version contains the pro-life Stupak-Pitts Amendment to prevent funding for abortion.
The bill that emerges from the conference committee will likely mandate funding for elective abortion because President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all oppose the pro-life Stupak-Pitts Amendment. If that is the case, Texas Alliance for Life will vigorously oppose the bill's final passage in the Senate and House.
TAL is already preparing for a campaign to urge pro-life Texans in key districts to contact their U.S. representative to oppose any bill that does not explicitly exclude federal funds for elective abortions. Read more...
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Pregnancy Assistance Organizations Provide Public Comment at Central Health Meeting in Austin
12/22/09 -- Representatives and clients of various organizations that offer compassionate alternatives to abortion in Travis County will provided public comment at a Dec. 17 meeting of the Travis County Healthcare District (TCHD, now Central Health) board of managers.
After voting at a highly charged Dec. 10 meeting to spend $450,000 in property tax dollars to pay for elective abortions, TCHD board members indicated that they are considering using property tax dollars to fund programs that offer alternatives to abortion to low-income women. The comments at the Dec. 17 meeting aimed to to give board members an overview of such services available in Travis County. Read more...
Sign the "Petition Against Property Tax-Funded Abortions by the Travis County Healthcare District."
CDs and Video of Gianna Jessen's Talk Now Available
12/1/09 -- CDs and video of Gianna Jessen's talk at the 2009 Annual Benefit Dinner are now available. Call 512.477.1244 to order your CD today, or watch the videos online...
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