By: Russell Falcon
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds showed up to participate in the 2021 Texas Rally for Life caravan on Saturday, to protest the legality of abortion in the United States.
Some Central Texans joined the of drivers going around the Texas State Capitol, honking their horns and displaying signs on their vehicles. Others gathered in front of Capitol grounds with signs that read “Abolish Abortion” and “We are the pro-life generation.”
By: Russell Falcon, David Crary
The bill is not popular even among anti-abortion groups. The Texas Alliance for Life says the bill goes against precedent, as the state didn’t prosecute any women for having an abortion before it was legalized. Meanwhile, Texans for Life says it opposes the bill because it punishes women.
By: Viviana Castaneda
“I’ve had a friend whose experienced two abortions,” Joy Yates, a participant of the march, said. “Just to see the devastation over the course of her life from a young woman in her 20’s who had an abortion to now, it has just been heartbreaking to see the loss that she feels.”
By: Anna Wiernicki, Nexstar
“When any woman goes into a doctor’s office, the doctor says congratulations you are pregnant with a baby,” Pojman said. “That is the way doctor’s talk to women who are pregnant and that’s the kind of language the brochure uses, and so we think that’s a strong point.”
By: Rachel Glaser
The executive director of the Texas Alliance for Life says he’d prefer to see people donate to organizations that provide what he called “compassionate alternatives to abortion.” But the pro-life group has not seen an increase in donors; however, they are loing forward to the upcoming legislative session.
By: Phil Prazan
“We want to protect every unborn child from abortion but the Supreme Court obviously, severely ties the hands of the legislature so we can only do what’s possible,” said Pojman.