How a little baby named Gemma helped write Texas law | Pregnancy Help News

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By: Jacquelyn Smith

But wait, there is more… collaborating with Texas Alliance for Life, we visited the bill author, Senator Kelly Hancock, and suggested, and the author accepted, life-affirming language that transformed and clarified the meaning of perinatal palliative care.

Fatal language unfairly steals hope from every diagnosis experience, and its effect is pervasive. The original bill text spoke only of the diagnosis of life-threatening disabilities, and the resources offered were focused on the possible death of the child. That perspective sets up the expectation that the baby will die and assumes no hope. It speaks the language of hospice care instead of true palliative care. While some conditions are fatal and hospice is a beautiful and much-needed form of care, it is wrong to assume that every diagnosis fits that narrow definition.

Gov. Abbott signs Hughes’ Life of the Mother abortion bill | Yahoo News

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By: Michael Garcia

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick thanked Hughes in a statement after the bill was unanimously passed by the Texas Senate on April 29.

“Since 2021, abortions in Texas have essentially ceased,” Patrick said. “As a Christian and a conservative, I celebrate that tens of thousands of tiny Texans have been saved and that Texas has led the way in protecting life nationwide. SB 31, which is only designed to provide legal clarity for doctors in rare cases when a mother’s life is threatened, is supported by Texas Right to Life, Texas Alliance for Life, and other life groups. I thank Sen. Hughes for his continued passionate defense of life.”

Couple has ‘bittersweet’ journey after Trisomy 18 diagnosis with ninth pregnancy | LIVE ACTION

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By: Lisa Bast

“I wasn’t going to give up”

When Cooper told the doctor she and her husband were pro-life and wouldn’t consider an abortion, the doctor was taken aback at her response.

“To us, it was such a kick in the gut,” Cooper said. “She saw no value in our son’s life. She saw only his problems.”

One woman’s opinion didn’t stop Cooper from seeking medical care for her son. She arranged to have an echocardiogram and blood work to uncover more information about his condition. The echocardiogram showed a small hole in her son’s heart.

Cooper said, “I wasn’t going to give up. I found a high-risk physician who was pro-life. I also saw my regular obstetrician as well. He was more willing to allowing my husband to accompany me to appointments, which was a relief.”

For most Texans, abortion access unchanged after legislative session | The Dallas Morning News

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By: Emily Brindley

With a year and a half until the next legislative session, there are also non-legislative campaigns that could move the needle on Texans’ abortion access.

Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, said his focus for now is on the enforcement of Texas’ existing law. Pojman said he’ll be watching for the implementation of continuing education training under the abortion clarification bill. He also wants to see district attorneys take more enforcement action against doctors and others who provide abortion care or access.

Pojman, like Seago, is opposed to medication abortion. But he thinks the solution is the enforcement of existing law rather than additional legislation.

“We do have a problem with drugs being brought illegally into Texas for chemical abortions,” Pojman said. “I’d like to see more aggressive activity by district attorneys to prosecute those crimes.”