WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the "Heartbeat Act" into law Wednesday, legislation to ban abortion in the state as early as a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List praised the effort, saying:
“We thank Governor Abbott and pro-life legislators in Texas for enacting law that reveals the humanity of unborn children in the womb,” said SBA List State Policy Director Sue Liebel (above.)
“There is a groundswell of pro-life activity happening in state legislatures across the nation, as lawmakers challenge the extreme status quo permitted by Roe: abortion on-demand, up until the moment of birth.
"Since January, 536 pro-life bills have been introduced with more than 60 signed into law – a strong rebuke of the deeply unpopular abortion agenda being pursued by the Biden-Harris administration and their allies in the abortion lobby.”
“There is a groundswell of pro-life activity happening in state legislatures across the nation, as lawmakers challenge the extreme status quo permitted by Roe: abortion on-demand, up until the moment of birth.
"Since January, 536 pro-life bills have been introduced with more than 60 signed into law – a strong rebuke of the deeply unpopular abortion agenda being pursued by the Biden-Harris administration and their allies in the abortion lobby.” A growing body of literature and emerging science continually affirms the humanity of unborn children.
By passing a bill into law limiting abortions as early as a fetal heartbeat can be detected, Texas joins other states with such limitations, including:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- South Carolina, and
- Tennessee
SBA List is a network of 900,000 pro-life Americans nationwide, dedicated to ending abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders.
