By: Sophie Novack
“This is really about ensuring babies are treated in a humane manner — that their bodies are not desecrated, their organs are not harvested and sold,” said Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, the anti-abortion group aligned with Republican House leadership.
By: Lyanne A. Guarecuco
“We’re not suggesting that the Legislature pass any bills that would ban abortion … because those laws, under the foreseeable future, would be struck down as unconstitutional by the federal courts,” Pojman told the Observer. “Texas would be forced to pay attorneys’ fees for the plaintiffs.”
By: Laura Marie Thompson
“My promise to the abortion lobby is that Texas will be the strongest pro-life state in the United States of America,” Abbott told the crowd.