Posted on 10/29/2021 8:33:11 PM PDT by Morgana
Abortions dropped by 50 percent in Texas in September since the state's heartbeat law took effect last month, according to a study published by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project.
The law, which defines a fetal heartbeat as ''a cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac,'' is the most restrictive state-level abortion legislation in America.
An abortion can only be done if a doctor determines a medical emergency exists.
The study looked at the total number of abortions in September 2021 (2,164) compared with September 2020 (4,313) provided at 19 of Texas' 24 abortion facilities, which provided approximately 93 percent of all abortions reported in state annual vital statistics data.
''We're encouraged by these findings,'' Kimberlyn Schwartz, director of media and communication for the anti-abortion Texas Right to Life group, told The Epoch Times in an email.
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Good news is always welcome.
When people say these bans/restrictions don’t work..well here is proof. The more we chip away at Roe the more we save babies along the way
Liberals are beside themselves that those babies aren’t being killed for the sake of their mothers’ convenience.
Beside themselves that actions will have consequences.
the real proof of this would be to check surrounding states and see if they reported any increases over normal in abortions
Oh they have and have already reported a %150 increase of business. However they can’t take in every woman calling in and not every woman has the money to travel for the abortion.
Maybe they are going to California? Just a thought provoked by something that state’s governor said. /smirk
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