The Texas state House has approved a pro-life bill that will help stop rubber stamping teen abortions via a broken judicial bypass system that is meant to protect teenagers from abuse rather than allowing virtually any teen to have an abortion without parental knowledge.
With a deadline to pass House bills looming, the Texas House of Representatives approved House Bill 3994 on a 93-46 vote.
Texas Right to Life, a pro-life group lobbying in favor of the legislation, says the bill reforms the process by which minors seek permission from a judge to undergo secret abortions without any parental involvement. It says HB 3994, sponsored by Representative Geanie Morrison (R-Victoria), addresses these loopholes to strengthen parental rights and to protect pregnant teens.
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