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Texas Senate poised to pass ‘trigger’ ban, prohibiting abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Texas Senate poised to pass ‘trigger’ ban, prohibiting abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Senators continued the push to restrict abortion on Monday after giving preliminary approval to a bill that would ban abortion in the state if the Supreme Court ever overturns Roe v. Wade.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, listens to debate on HB 1927 on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 5th. The bill, already passed in the House, would eliminate permit requirements to carry a handgun in Texas if the holder is not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun. (Bob Daemmrich, Special Contributor) (Bob Daemmrich / Daemmrich/CapitolPressPhoto)
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AUSTIN As John Seago looked up at the Texas Capitol, he smiled. For 12 years, he has walked across the manicured lawns, schmoozing with legislators in the
limestone halls. He has always urged lawmakers to “be bold. In a state as antiabortion as Texas, he’d tell them, “there is no excuse not to be aggressive.”
Finally, they listened.
On a windy Wednesday afternoon in mid-May, Seago reached into his suit pocket for the Texas Legislative Handbook, where he tracks each lawmaker’s support for the bills he considers most important as legislative director for Texas Right to Life, the state’s largest and oldest antiabortion organization. As he flipped through the pages of headshots, he reflected on his latest success:
Shelby Slawson (center) stands with cosponsors as she answers questions about the heartbeat bill in the Texas House chamber, in Austin, on May 5, 2021.
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Shelby Slawson, dressed in all red, leaned against the House podium in early May, poised to become the face of Republican women. The freshman representative from Stephenville was carrying Senate Bill 8 in the House, legislation that Greg Abbott signed into law this week banning nearly all abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected as early as at six weeks’ gestation, before some women know they’re pregnant. The law also allows members of the public to file lawsuits against a woman’s physician or anyone who helped her obtain an abortion after a heartbeat is detected, such as by paying for the procedure or driving her to the clinic.
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