By: Ruth Graham
Amy O’Donnell, a spokeswoman for the Texas Alliance for Life, said the state’s anti-abortion organizations had been preparing for years for the end of Roe. Her organization supported the state’s so-called “trigger law,” which would outlaw abortion almost immediately in the state if Roe v. Wade were overturned by the Supreme Court. The state legislature passed the bill in May 2021.
By: by Jordan Elder
Other groups, like Texas Alliance for Life, are cautiously optimistic about the contents of the draft.
“It is our hope that when the final decision is released…it reflects the same opinion that we’re seeing now,” said Amy O’Donnell, communications director for the organization. “But we do recognize that drafts circulate and opinions change.”
Texas abortion laws are already among the strictest in the country.
Texas Alliance for Life has lobbied for tougher regulations, including the House Bill 1280, a so-called “trigger law” which hinges on the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
“30 days after the judgment is rendered, then abortion is completely outlawed in Texas, and life is protected from conception to birth,” O’Donnell said.
Texas also passed the Heartbeat Law, which went into effect last year.
It outlaws abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which is usually about six weeks.
By: Henry Ramos
On the other side are organizations like Texas Alliance for Life and Students for Life at UTSA.
“We recognize that this is not a final,” Amy O’Donnell said. “We are cautiously optimistic that when the final decision is released that it will reflect what we have seen in the leak.”
By: Viviana Marcela Gómez Gil
Tras la filtración de un borrador que revocaría el derecho al aborto en Estados Unidos, grupos provida se han manifestado a favor de la noticia. Aunque no se trata de una decisión oficial por la Corte Suprema de ese país, algunos sectores ya lo celebran.
Amy O’Donnell, directora de comunicaciones de Texas For Life, aseguró en La W que, aunque la filtración representa una falla, espera que sea oficial.
“Tenemos fe en la corte, esperamos que no haya presión y no es algo que se tome a la ligera, esperamos que al final se refleje la decisión“, aseguró O’Donnell.
Así las cosas, desde su organización espera que el derecho al aborto no quede en manos de la Corte, sino en cada estado. “Esperamos que la decisión se sitúe en los estados, como debió ser siempre, la Corte no puede imponer la decisión”, agregó.
“No creo que haya una razón para tener un aborto, queremos hacer que las mujeres tengan opciones distintas y alternativas al aborto, enfocarnos en un mensaje distinto en que los bebés tienen derecho a la vida”, explicó.
En el encabezado escuche la entrevista completa con Amy O’Donnell, directora de comunicaciones de la organización Texas For Life.
By: Jonah McKeown/CNA
However, data analysis from the New York Times has suggested that many women who would otherwise have sought a surgical abortion in Texas traveled to other states — including neighboring Oklahoma — or made use of mail-order abortion pills. Texas Alliance for Life notes that the abortion industry still “thrives” in Texas, with all of the state’s nearly two dozen abortion facilities remaining in operation and abortions performed at the rate of 27,000 per year.
By: Eleanor Klibanoff, Karen Brooks Harper
Abortion opponents in Texas are cautiously optimistic about the release of this draft ruling. Joe Pojman, executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life, said it’s “encouraging,” but he’s still holding his breath.
“We’ve been burnt before,” said Pojman, “I’m waiting to see the final opinion.”
In 1992, then-Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative, had indicated that he was going to vote with the majority of the court to overturn Roe in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Then he changed his mind, and the court voted to uphold the ruling.
“Assuming the draft is legitimate, I’m reminding myself that this is far from the court’s final opinion,” Pojman said. “So it’s encouraging, but it is not definitive in my mind at all.”