Posted on 05/13/2021 1:30:59 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
State lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to legislation that would ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy and allow anyone to sue doctors and others who violate the guidelines.
The bill, a priority for Republicans this session, now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for an expected signature. It would take effect on September 1.
Proponents hope that by turning enforcement of the new guidelines over to everyday citizens, rather than a government agency, they can avoid the legal delays that have come from so-called “heartbeat bills” in other red states. Under the proposal, abortions would be prohibited once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Critics have noted that most women don’t know they’re pregnant at that point, meaning most abortions would be banned in the state if the new measure takes effect.
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The Senate on Thursday accepted a House amendment that would prohibit rapists from suing their victims, although it does not specify whether they have to be convicted. Most sexual assaults are unreported.
Hundreds of doctors and lawyers have spoken out against the legislation in recent weeks, both in writing and in public testimony, warning it will create chaose in the court systems and block abortion access that is still federally protected.
Legal experts have also questioned the approach, saying it conflicts with constitutional limits on who has a right to sue, and could be struck down even by conservative judges.
What about Constitutional Carry? Texit?
>>Proponents hope that by turning enforcement of the new guidelines over to everyday citizens, rather than a government agency, they can avoid the legal delays that have come from so-called “heartbeat bills” in other red states.
too many government agencies do the bidding of the Democrat Party even when they hold unelected office and obstruct laws passed by the legislature.
Predict: This will be like South Carolina. Great bill, conservatives are very happy, judge blocks.
“Critics have noted that most women don’t know they’re pregnant at that point”
It’s relatively common for “birthing-bodied people” in some key Democrat groups to go into labor without realizing they are pregnant.
“Most abortions would be banned in the state if the new measure takes effect”.
Since that is the point of the measure, the author of the article has a subtle appreciation of the obvious...
Also, with all the various pregnancy tests available at the supermarket and drugstore, there is no reason why a woman shouldn’t know whether she is pregnant as soon as her period is missed if not slightly before-even before there were early preg tests, if you missed, it was an immediate alert to possible/probable pregnancy...
We have to stop this killing of the unborn. How did we ever get judges who would deem abortion as constitutional and some kind of right.
Good news for Idaho, since our similar law only takes effect when other states follow suit.
Call Dan Patrick 1-512-463-0001
Ask about the status of HB 1827 AND what has Dan Patrick done to advance the legislation...
Ask about the status of HB 1927
AUSTIN — An East Texas-rooted bill that would let Texans carry guns without a permit is now headed to a conference committee to hash out differences between the state House and Senate. The House rejected changes the Senate made to the bill, originally authored by Tyler state Representative Matt Schaefer. The Senate approved amendments that would add penalties for people caught with guns who are felons or have been convicted of family violence. The Senate also added an amendment that would not allow permitless carry for people convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, deadly conduct, or making a terroristic threat in the past five years. onference committee.
AUSTIN — An East Texas-rooted bill that would let Texans carry guns without a permit is now headed to a conference committee to hash out differences between the state House and Senate. The House rejected changes the Senate made to the bill, originally authored by Tyler state Representative Matt Schaefer. The Senate approved amendments that would add penalties for people caught with guns who are felons or have been convicted of family violence. The Senate also added an amendment that would not allow permitless carry for people convicted of assault with a deadly weapon, deadly conduct, or making a terroristic threat in the past five years.
To Die.
Per Plan.
I suspect that the legislators know that the bill will be struck down by the Federal courts instantly. Meanwhile no action has been taken to prevent private businesses from requiring vaccine passports, to limit liberal cites and counties from imposing mask rules, to require public hospitals to offer effective treatment of COVID 19, to forbid state and local police from assisting the Feds in enforcing gun laws, and to forbid teaching of critical race theory in public schools. The abortion restrictions are just “red meat” to offer conservative voters, a typical RINO trick.
It’s a start.
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