Supreme Court Denies Bid To Block Texas Abortion Law | The Epoch Times

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By: Katabella Roberts

Meanwhile, pro-life organizations such as Texas Alliance for Life welcomed the Texas Heartbeat Act and the Supreme Court’s decision.

“We celebrate the lives of unborn children who will be protected from abortion as a result,” said Dr. Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life in a statement.

“Hundreds of pregnancy centers and maternity homes throughout Texas are expanding their capacity and resources to meet the needs of women facing unplanned pregnancies who may seek their support,” he said.

“Also, the State of Texas has increased funding for the highly successful Alternatives to Abortion program to $100 million for the biennium to provide services to 150,000 clients per year.”

Texas emerges as new battleground in abortion fight | The Hill

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By: JUSTINE COLEMAN

Other six-week bans have been tested in the courts, but experts describe the Texas law as “unique” because it’s enforced by private citizens instead of public authorities. Under the new statute, private residents are incentivized to sue anyone who provides or aids and abets in an abortion, with the possibility of receiving at least $10,000 if their lawsuit is successful.

That level of civil enforcement “has never been tried to this extent before,” said Joe Pojman, the executive director of Texas Alliance for Life.

“I think the nation may well be looking to see whether this method of enforcement will survive federal and state court challenges,” he said. “This may be a dress rehearsal for the time in a matter of months that the Supreme Court does allow states to fully protect unborn babies from abortion.”

Texas ‘heartbeat bill’: 6-week abortion ban takes effect as Supreme Court stays silent | 12 News Now

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By: Janelle Bludau

But by essentially banning abortion in Texas, pro-life advocates are calling Wednesday a win and want women to know there are other options than abortion.

“We really want women to consider looking into the numerous alternatives to abortion that are available,” said Joe Pojman, Ph.D., executive director of Texas Alliance for Life. “There are hundreds of nonprofit organizations, many of them funded by the state of Texas, who have been gearing up to increase the availability of their services, for a woman with an unplanned pregnancy.”

Texans Now Have A Lucrative Incentive To Sue Abortion Providers | BuzzFeed News

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By: Zoe Tillman, Paul McLeod

Joe Pojman, executive director of the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life, said his organization is monitoring for signs of illegal abortions, including watching the Facebook pages of licensed abortion facilities in the state. But Pojman said they are not currently planning to launch any litigation and are waiting for the courts to weigh in.

“Civil enforcement has never, to this extent, been tried before,” he said. “This is new legal ground. We’re waiting to see how the federal courts will handle it.”

Clinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban | Spectrum News

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By: NIKI GRISWOLD

The Texas law, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in May, would ban abortion in the nation’s second-biggest state after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks of pregnancy and is before many women even know they are pregnant.

It asks private citizens to enforce the ban by suing doctors or anyone who helps a woman get an abortion. Among other situations, that would include anyone who drives a woman to a clinic to get an abortion. Under the law, anyone who successfully sues another person would be entitled to at least $10,000.

“This law is extreme, both in terms of the number of people who will be impacted if it goes into effect, and then also by opening the floodgates in our courthouses to these frivolous and very damaging lawsuits that people can file, even when they’re not directly impacted in any way by what somebody’s decision is to seek an abortion,” said said Sarah Wheat, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas.

“Texas is leading the nation in this regard and we’re gonna have to see how the federal and state courts handle it. We’re not sure if it’s going to work but I will say it’s – we’re hopeful that many babies’ lives will be protected,” said Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life.

Anti-abortion advocates say getting the legislation to Gov. Abbott’s desk was a major victory.

In Pro-Life Win, Appeals Court Upholds Texas Law Prohibiting ‘Live Dismemberment’ Abortions | National Catholic Register

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By: Jonah McKeown

Texas Alliance for Life, another pro-life group, called the ruling a “stunning rebuke of abortion providers in Texas.”

“While the law does not ban any abortions, it does prevent the dismemberment of the unborn child if the child is alive,” said Dr. Joe Pojman, Texas Alliance for Life’s executive director.

“While the goal of the pro-life movement remains the complete protection of all unborn babies from abortion, the terrible Supreme Court precedent under Roe v. Wade prevents this…Our hope is that the Court will modify or reverse Roe and allow states to ban abortion when it takes up the Dobbs case later this year.”