Texas Heartbeat Act Archives

Pro-life expert debunks claim that Dobbs increased infant mortality

Pro-life statistical expert Michael New has once again debunked the claim that pro-life laws, or even just the reversal of Roe v. Wade, is linked to adverse health outcomes.

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Matt Lamb

• Oct 23, 2024Oct 23, 2024

Pro-life expert debunks left-wing claims that Texas heartbeat law led to higher infant mortality

Pro-life scholar Michael New addressed false claims by the media that Texas’ life-saving heartbeat act has led to more children dying. Rather, many kids with medical problems are being given a chance to live thanks to the novel law.

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Matt Lamb

• Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024

Texas Supreme Court hears pro-abortion arguments to expand ‘health’ exceptions in pro-life laws

A ruling is expected in June on the abortion lobby’s attempts to render Texas’s strong abortion bans practically meaningless.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Dec 4, 2023Dec 5, 2023

Court rejects Satanic Temple’s claim that Texas abortion ban violates ‘religious freedom’

A federal court found the satanic group's lawsuit to be lacking in key details about their standing to sue.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023

Texas virtually eliminated abortion just two months after Dobbs ruling, state data shows

'Thousands of lives are being saved, as many as 50,000 since September of last year, and the best days of our movement are yet to come.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jan 5, 2023

10,000 fewer unborn babies were aborted in June and July thanks to heartbeat laws, end of Roe v. Wade

The Texas Heartbeat Act 'reduced the number of abortions performed in Texas by more than 60 percent.'

Blogs

Jonathon Van Maren

• Nov 3, 2022Nov 4, 2022

Texas Republican lawmakers say they want to add rape exception to abortion ban

'If I get a chance to vote for an exception to rape, I will vote yes,' said Republican state senator Robert Nichols.

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Jean Mondoro

• Sep 27, 2022

Texas lawmakers warn major law firm funding chemical abortions of potential legal consequences

The Texas Freedom Caucus told Sidley Austin that it must preserve all records concerning its alleged aid to a woman who had an illegal chemical abortion in Texas.

News

Matt Lamb

• Jul 11, 2022

Texas insurance company offers employees help with adoption after state bans most abortions

Buffer will pay the medical costs for employees who give birth and ‘provide paid time off for employees to have maternity & paternity leave,' the company promised.

News

Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Jul 6, 2022

Texas judge blocks total abortion ban, six-week heartbeat law remains in place

State district judge Christine Weems granted the injunction following a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and two local law firms on behalf of a group of abortion providers.

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Joseph Summers

• Jun 30, 2022

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Articles tagged Texas Heartbeat Act

Pro-life expert debunks claim that Dobbs increased infant mortality

Pro-life expert debunks left-wing claims that Texas heartbeat law led to higher infant mortality

Texas Supreme Court hears pro-abortion arguments to expand ‘health’ exceptions in pro-life laws

Court rejects Satanic Temple’s claim that Texas abortion ban violates ‘religious freedom’

Texas virtually eliminated abortion just two months after Dobbs ruling, state data shows

10,000 fewer unborn babies were aborted in June and July thanks to heartbeat laws, end of Roe v. Wade

Texas Republican lawmakers say they want to add rape exception to abortion ban

Texas lawmakers warn major law firm funding chemical abortions of potential legal consequences

Texas insurance company offers employees help with adoption after state bans most abortions

Texas judge blocks total abortion ban, six-week heartbeat law remains in place