Texas Heartbeat Law Celebrates 250 Days of Saving Babies From Abortion, 20,000 Babies Saved
May 10, 2022 | Texas
Pro-life Texans celebrated Sunday as they marked the 250th day since the historic Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect.
Pro-life leaders believe as many as 20,000 unborn babies have been saved from abortions since September as Texans work not only to end abortions but also to support mothers and babies in need.
“Texas today shows what the movement looks like after Roe is overturned,” Kim Schwartz, spokeswoman for Texas Right to Life, told LifeNews. “Last September, Texas banned nearly all abortions, and since then, we estimate around 20,000 babies have been saved!”
Texans won a huge victory for life last fall when theirs became the first state in decades to be allowed to enforce a ban on abortions before viability. Typically, the courts have blocked laws protecting unborn babies from abortion before viability because of Roe v. Wade, but the U.S. Supreme Court refused abortion activists’ requests in the Texas case – a sign of hope that Roe soon could be overturned.
The Texas heartbeat law bans abortions once an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable, about six weeks of pregnancy. It also allows private individuals to sue abortionists and those who help them abort unborn babies in violation of the ban… (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)
