Texas’s new ‘bounty hunter’ bill gets blessing from key anti-abortion groups | Houston Chronicle

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By: Taylor Goldenstein

Joe Pojman, the outgoing executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, had testified Friday that the previous version of the bill is “likely unconstitutional, ineffective, and will damage the pro-life reputation of this state.”

“Do we want bounty hunters from anywhere in the country or beyond filing lawsuits in our state, seeking judgments of $100,000 or more? Vigilantes profiting from the death of an unborn child to whom they are entirely unconnected?” Pojman said. “Members, this, in our view, is not a pro-life policy.”

But the group’s spokesperson, Amy O’Donnell, said on Monday that its legal counsel believes the updated version is “constitutionally sound” because it not only shields pregnant women from the lawsuits but also allows them to be plaintiffs.

Texas bill that would clarify abortion access in emergencies draws rare bipartisan support | Houston Chronicle

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Anti-abortion groups in Texas have long held that the Texas abortion ban is clear as it is, and it’s misinformed doctors who don’t understand the law that are the problem. (In line with that sentiment at the time, Hughes penned an editorial in the Houston Chronicle titled, “I wrote Texas’ abortion law. It’s plenty clear about medical emergencies.”)

But Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, said by making small tweaks that make the law more consistent across codes, a little can go a long way toward making it easier for doctors and lawyers to interpret it.

Texas woman can get emergency abortion after fatal fetal diagnosis, judge rules

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“Every child is uniquely precious and should continue to be protected in law no matter how long or short the baby’s life may be,” Texas Right to Life said in a statement.

Deirdre Cooper, a policy analyst with another anti-abortion group, Texas Alliance for Life, said terminating a pregnancy because of fatal abnormalities amounts to “discrimination.”

“Once given a fatal diagnosis, parents are now on a unique journey of preparing for the death of a beloved child,” said Cooper, who chose to birth a child with the same condition as Cox’s. “But abortion robs that child of the chance at life, no matter how short.”