Texas House Kills Bill That Could Have Saved 19,000 Babies a Year
The only way Texas lawmakers could save children from chemical abortions before 2027 is if Governor Abbott calls a special session for the Woman and Child Protection Act.
The Texas House failed to pass the Woman and Child Protection Act (SB 2880/HB 5510) on Tuesday, leaving preborn children prey to mail-order abortion pills for the foreseeable future. The bill died after Chairman Ken King (R–Canadian) slow-walked the measure for nearly a month, despite pressure from hundreds of Pro-Life Texans.
The Woman and Child Protection Act ranked as the top Pro-Life bill of
2025, as it would have stopped the biggest threat to preborn children:
abortion pills sent to Texas from other states and countries. Instead of
brick-and-mortar clinics, abortion groups sell these deadly pills
online or sneak them over the border. ---More...
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