Wednesday, July 17, 2013

REFLECTIONS ON THE BATTLE OVER HB 2: LOVE VERSUS CHAOS


By Andrew Bair, Field Coordinator, National Right to Life

Amid echoes of the frenzied shouting of opponents in the Capitol Rotunda, the Texas Legislature finally passed House Bill 2, a pro-life omnibus bill extending legal protection to pain-capable unborn children at 20 weeks and reigning in a virtually unregulated abortion industry.

A 19-11 vote by the Senate came moments after midnight, meaning both houses had now passed the measure and was on its way to pro-life Gov. Rick Perry who said he would sign the bill into law.

I was honored to witness the final vote in the Senate gallery and serve in the trenches this week with our friends at Texas Right to Life, the state affiliate of National Right to Life. No amount of unruly mob behavior was going to halt the momentum for life in Texas.

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