By: Eliott C. McLaughlin
“While the Supreme Court tragically does not allow states to ban most abortions, we believe that Texas law should be changed to assure that the bodies of the victims of abortion are not treated like medical waste. These proposed rules validate the dignity of those unborn babies whose lives are unfortunately lost to abortion,” Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, said when the rules were proposed in July.
By: Staff
Dr. Joe Pojman, who heads the group Texas Alliance for Life, says this is a step in the right direction. “The bodies of these unborn babies should not be treated with such disrespect,” he said. “We strongly support this.”
By: Casey Claiborne
Joe Pojman with Texas Alliance for Life helped fight for the changes. “The legislature cannot protect that baby and the mother from abortion but at least the legislature can require that the remains can be treated in a humane and dignified manner,” Pojman said.
By: Rachel Glaser
The executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life says he’d prefer to see people donate to organizations that provide what he called “compassionate alternatives to abortion.” But the pro-life group has not seen an increase in donors; however, they are looking forward to the upcoming legislative session.
By: Mary Tuma
At the hearing, a stream of anti-choice speakers with Texas Alliance for Life, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, and Texas Right to Life applauded the measure as a move toward “dignity” and “respect,” and used graphic language to describe fetal disposal. “It is unconscionable to grind and flush an unborn child … like they’re mere medical waste,” said TAL’s Joe Pojman.
By: Julie Chang
“It is unconscionable that anyone would defend the grinding and flushing of bodies of unborn babies who are victims of abortions down the drain into a city sewer system as if they were mere medical waste,” Joe Pojman with the Texas Alliance for Life testified Wednesday.