By: Brian M. Rosenthal
“The goal of HB2 is to ensure that abortions are not done in a manner that puts the health and safety of women at risk,” said Joe Pojman of the Texas Alliance for Life, referring to the law’s nickname. “While not our preference, the reality is that abortion will remain readily available in Texas and will continue to occur tens of thousands of times a year even if the Supreme Court allows HB2 to go into effect.”
By: Brian M. Rosenthal
“We are very encouraged,” said Joe Pojman of the Texas Alliance for Life. “We believe it is high time for the state’s inspectors to visit the few dozen Planned Parenthood sites in Texas to gather evidence of Medicaid fraud.”
By: Brian M. Rosenthal
Joe Pojman, executive director of the anti-abortion Texas Alliance for Life, said Monday’s announcement marked only the beginning of the final step in what has been a long process to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.
By: Brian M. Rosenthal
Together, the restrictions passed by the 2013 omnibus law known as House Bill 2 may have reduced abortions in the state by about 10,000 annually, according to a study released last summer by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project.
By: Brian M. Rosenthal
By: Madlin Mekelburg and Brian M. Rosenthal
However, Joe Pojman, executive director of the anti-abortion Texas Alliance for Life, said the drama may have been counterproductive. “We fear that because of that unnecessary controversy, it sets the movement back,” he said. Pojman and others said the measures most likely to be passed this session are ones that already