Gov. Rick Perry will be keynote speaker at statewide gathering
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Texas Gov. Rick Perry will keynote the Texas Rally for Life on Saturday Jan. 22 at the state Capitol in Austin. An anticipated crowd
of more than 3000 pro-life Texans will meet at 1 p.m. at 17th & Congress and march to the South Steps of the State Capitol where the program will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. (The photo at right is from the 2010 Texas Rally for Life.)
Additional information is available at
www.TexasRallyforLife.org.
The annual Texas Rally for Life commemorates the tragic January 22 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. This decision has resulted in the deaths of more than 50 million innocent unborn children and harm to countless women in America. There are more than 81000 abortions per year in Texas according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The event will also promote the Sonogram Bill in the Texas Legislature (Senate Bill 16 and House Bill 201) to give a woman considering abortion the right to see the image of her unborn child and to hear the heartbeat. The bill also addresses loopholes in the current state law used by abortion providers to prevent women from receiving state-created materials about the risks of abortion to the women the characteristics of the unborn child and compassionate alternatives to abortion.
Perry has signed more pro-life bills into law than any other Texas governor. Joining Perry on the program are:
- State Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) author of Senate Bill 16 the Sonogram Bill in the Senate
- State Rep. Geanie Morrison (R-Victoria) author of House Bill 201 the Sonogram Bill the House
- Joe Pojman Ph.D. executive director of Texas Alliance for Life
- Terry Williams CareNet
- The Most Joe Vasquez Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin
- The Rev. Trey Kent of Northwest Fellowship in Austin
More than 20 pro-life organizations from across the state form a Host Committee to put on the Texas Rally for Life. Many of them provide direct assistance to mothers experiencing unplanned or crisis pregnancies.
The Texas Rally for Life sends the message that Texas is pro-life says Joe Pojman Ph.D. executive director of Texas Alliance for Life one of the organizations on the Host Committee. We support overturning Roe v. Wade. Until that day comes we support pro-life state laws like the Sonogram Bill. Women considering abortion deserve the right to fully informed consent including a sonogram.
To arrange interviews with Rally speakers including Pojman please contact Deirdre Cooper at 703.402.5605.
